Congratulations to OSU Geography Associate Professor Kendra McSweeney and Ph. D. Candidate Zoe Pearson, et al with the publication of their highly anticipated article in the journal Science. The article, Drug Policy as Conservation Policy: Narco-Deforestation, links the effects of narco-trafficking with the rapidly increasing deforrestation in Central America. Other media mentions of this research include, NBC News, National Geographic, Google News, The Smithsonian Magazine and the New York Times