colonel hermida has a thousand troops deployed in the area.effect has this had on deforestation here? but this can't really apply to the whole of colombia because deforestation is continuing throughout the country. even here, they are still doing it. this region, colonel, seems very secure, very peaceful but of course in the past, it wasn't like that. do you worry that if they don't find proper alternatives for people to make a living, that this region will go back to conflict? under colombian law, illegal deforestation carries a sentence of up to 12 years in prison. but in remote places, the law is hard to enforce. illegal loggers are still at work in these forests. the loggers say they have bills to pay. they've chosen their target — an 80—year—old rosewood tree. chainsaw revs. creaking. this fallen giant will make the loggers $300. these valleys are populated by miners and loggers. in the town of 0tanche, members of the community have been invited to a workshop organised by the authorities. they hope ecotourism will be the silver bullet, pr