Illegal gold mining inside the REDD Project in Brazil Nut Concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru
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Since 1985, gold miners have cleared more than 100,000 hectares of forest in Madre de Dios in Peru. Two-thirds of that area was cleared since 2009. A 2020 study found that one area of 23,613 hectares that was cleared for gold mining, released 1.12 million metric tons of carbon.
Illegal gold mining inside the REDD Project in Brazil Nut Concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru
Illegal gold mining inside the REDD Project…
Illegal gold mining inside the REDD Project in Brazil Nut Concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru
Since 1985, gold miners have cleared more than 100,000 hectares of forest in Madre de Dios in Peru. Two-thirds of that area was cleared since 2009. A 2020 study found that one area of 23,613 hectares that was cleared for gold mining, released 1.12 million metric tons of carbon.