Simple Summary Central America is a region that possesses distinct ecological and
socioeconomic characteristics, making it increasingly vulnerable to vector-borne diseases …

The occurrence of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in environmental systems is
gradually more studied worldwide. However, in Latin America, the presence of contaminants …

The convergence of the biodiversity and climate crises, widening of wealth inequality, and
most recently the COVID-19 pandemic underscore the urgent need to mobilize change to …

Illicit cattle ranching and coca farming have serious negative consequences on the
Colombian Amazon's land systems. The underlying causes of these land activities include …

Illegal activity, such as deforestation for illicit crops for cocaine production, has been inferred
as a cause of land change. Nonetheless, illicit activity is often overlooked or difficult to …

This study analyses drug trafficking associated with fisheries around the globe. Records of
vessel interdiction carried out between 2010 and 2017 suggest that the global trade of illicit …

Assessment of cultural ecosystem services (CES) and the negative impacts humans can
have on them can provide essential information toward conservation and management …

Illicit supply networks (ISNs) are composed of coordinated human actors that source, transit,
and distribute illicitly traded goods to consumers, while also creating widespread social and …

Central America exemplifies a dynamic unfolding around the world where transnational illicit
economies are driving land use change. Despite an extensive network of protected areas …

While there is a growing literature on criminal governance, to date limited work has focused
on rural spaces and transit zones. Drawing on over two years of ethnographic fieldwork in …