Two seemingly quiet transformations took place in the decade ending in 2025: the reconfiguration of the region’s marijuana market and the rapid expansion of environmental crime.
In Chapter 4 of this year’s GameChangers special, we present a ten-year look back at the marijuana market, dialing in on new production zones, and the tensions between regulatory frameworks and illicit economies.
Chapter 5 lays out how environmental crime has become one of the continent’s most dynamic criminal drivers, with networks combining illegal extraction, drug trafficking, corruption, and expansion in protected areas.
On January 9, our co-directors Jeremy McDermott and Steven Dudley, together with our top editors Mike LaSusa and Deborah Bonello, will discuss some of the most important criminal dynamics in 2025, and the scenarios consolidating for 2026. Donate to attend.
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