Leonardo Toledo is a professor in the master’s program in environmental education and communication at Moxviquil University and is editor of the scientific journal Sociedad y Ambiente of the ECOSUR (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur), a public research center of the National Council of Humanities, Sciences and Technologies (CONACYT). His work as an opinion columnist has been published in Chiapas Paralelo, Pie de Página, Desinformémonos, El Salto Diario, and Sentido Común magazine. He currently directs the audiovisual project Kinoki Media and collaborates in the space “Batsi Lab, Fotografía y Comunidad.”
Mexico’s southernmost state of Chiapas, birthplace of the Zapatistas and once a safer part of the country, has seen a dramatic increase in violence. A scholar from Chiapas explains how cartel conflict and a glut of weapons are creating a perfect storm.