43% of Chiapas Forests Affected by Human Activity

The logging and agricultural expansion damage almost half of the green areas. Climate change and urbanization aggravate this situation IVÁN LÓPEZ/PORTAVOZ PHOTO: ALEJANDRO LÓPEZ The loss and degradation of forests in Chiapas reflects an environmental crisis that goes beyond the simple reduction of green areas.According to official data, 43 percent of the forest area has been impacted by human activity in half a century, which not only modifies t…