Glyphosate and Environmental Security in Latin America and the Caribbeane

The use of glyphosate in Latin America and the Caribbean, especially in the increasingly industrialised agricultural sector, and in Colombia in the fight against illicit crops, represents a threat to environmental security in the region for three reasons: 1) damage to ecosystems caused by this pesticide, including to biodiversity and water resources; 2) social conflicts that have arisen around glyphosate due to the marginalization of campesinos in the face of large-scale agriculture and monocultures, which have led to violent conflicts between civil society and the public forces, as well as the risks of this substance to human health; and, 3) possible foreign policy problems caused by divergent policies on glyphosate use, both between LAC countries and with their extra-regional allies.

* The publication is available in Spanish and English.