哥伦比亚恢复了以无人机为基础的古柯根除活动,以便在美国的压力下打击创纪录的可卡因产量。
Colombia resumes drone-based coca eradication to fight record cocaine output under U.S. pressure.
哥伦比亚正在使用无人驾驶飞机重新开始空中铲除古柯,目的是在美国的压力下打击创纪录的可卡因生产,同时打击由毒品助长的武装团体的暴力上升。
Colombia is restarting aerial coca eradication using drones, aiming to combat record cocaine production amid U.S. pressure and rising violence from drug-fueled armed groups.
政府批准的无人驾驶飞机将在不超过1.5米的高度喷洒除草剂,以减少对合法作物和水源的伤害,每架无人驾驶飞机每30分钟能够摧毁大约一公顷古柯。
The drones, approved by the government, will spray herbicides at heights of no more than 1.5 meters to reduce harm to legal crops and water sources, with each drone capable of destroying about a hectare of coca every 30 minutes.
这一转变标志着从人工根除和2015年禁止用甘酸盐进行空中熏蒸的禁令的转变,其驱动力是对环境和健康影响的担忧。
The move marks a shift from manual eradication and the 2015 ban on aerial fumigation with glyphosate, driven by concerns over environmental and health impacts.
美国批评了哥伦比亚过去的努力,将哥伦比亚列入在毒品战争中不合作的国家名单并实施制裁,尽管哥伦比亚声称其部队正在拦截创记录的可卡因货运,尽管国内产量有所增加。
The U.S. has criticized Colombia’s past efforts, placing it on a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war and imposing sanctions, though Colombia asserts its forces are intercepting record cocaine shipments despite increased domestic production.