Carlos LarreaMaría R MurmisStefan PetersAndrés EscobarDaniel M. Larrea‐AlcázarLuz Marina MantillaEduardo PichilingueEmiliano Terán-MantovaniMichiel van den Bergh2026-03-242026-03-24202210.55161/zttm4697https://doi.org/10.55161/zttm4697https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/100578This chapter presents country-specific descriptions of human intervention in the Amazon, including the expansion of agricultural and extractive activities. The analysis contains two comprehensive national cases (Colombia and Ecuador) and three short studies focused on public policies (Peru, Bolivia and Venezuela). The Brazilian experience reducing deforestation is presented in Chapter 17.enAmazon rainforestDeforestation (computer science)GeographyPolitical scienceWelfare economicsEconomicsEcologyComputer scienceBiologybook-chapter