From forest to dust: Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of the prohibition of the coca and cocaine production chain in the Amazon basin and Brazil

Registration is open for the webinar launch of From forest to dust, a new report detailing the history, effects, and intersections of the cocaine economy with territorial violence, organized crime and the climate crisis.

As the UN Climate COP 30 in the Brazilian Amazon approaches, a team of international researchers and experts came together to produce a thorough diagnosis of the impacts of current drug prohibition policies over one of the most fragile and key ecosystems on the planet. From the origins of the coca plant in the Amazon Basin to transit regions in Brazil and Africa to destination markets in Europe, the report presents new data on cocaine refining and the intersections with the environmental crisis, showing how the criminalization of coca created a war economy that hinders climate justice. 

The webinar will feature presentations from experts:

• David Restrepo (CESED - Universidad de los Andes/ Colômbia)
• Thiago Calil (FCT/Unesp/Brazil)
• Aiala Couto (Instituto Mãe Crioula/ Pará, Brazil)
• Daniel Edler (Instituto Fogo Cruzado/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• Mary Ryder (Transform Drug Policy/ UK)
• Jenna Rose Astwood and Clemmie James (International Coalition for Drug Policy Reform and Environmental Justice - New Zealand/ UK).

This initiative is led by Rebeca Lerer from Interseccao and supported by The International Coalition for Drug Policy Reform & Environmental Justice.

There will be simultaneous translation.

RSVP here.