| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | War on Drugs
Bolivien. UNODC Monitoring Survey reports 14 per cent increase of coca bush cultivation in Bolivia during 2016
In 2016, coca bush cultivation increased 14 per cent in Bolivia compared to the previous year, according to the latest Coca Crop Monitoring Survey launched today in La Paz by UNODC and the Bolivian Government. In this period, the surface under cultivation increased from 20,200 hectares (ha) to 23,100 ha, following five years of continuous reduction (2011-2015). (UNODC, 19.07.2017)