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Amazon gold mining stalls rainforest regeneration

Amazon gold mining wipes out rainforest regeneration for years: Study

Gold mining can demolish Amazon rainforest in just a few days. New research finds that the impacted forest does not recover even 3-4 years after a mine is abandoned.
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Forest crimes persist in Peru following Indigenous leader’s murder

The death of Arbildo Meléndez Grandes is one of a series of environmental crimes reported since the COVID-19 state of emergency began in Peru.

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