Gold mining could not destroy the Amazon rainforest
By Hicbd
Fri Apr 23 2021 1:05 pm
"In the heart of the Peruvian Amazon lies a man-made desert. It was once pristine rainforest, but a decade of illegal gold mining has transformed it into a wasteland...Government officials estimate that as many as 40,000 illegal miners have occupied these areas, clearing trees, digging pits and infusing the ground with mercury."
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