Yes. I think we can certainly speculate that this happens quite regularly. As far as statistics on lands that the paramilitary have seized using violence are concerned, the government statistics refer to 6.8 million hectares. Other estimates from civil society or victims' groups refer to 10 million hectares in a country with an area of 100 million hectares. It is easy to do the math; 10 million hectares of land obtained through the use of violence represents 10% of the Colombian territory. Obviously, these lands are not generally of the poorest quality; they are generally the most productive and the most interesting as far as future investment is concerned. We can state that the risk of an investment or a concession being granted for lands that were the subject of forced displacement...
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