For the past two years more than 4,000 hectares of Amazonewoud lost due to illegal gold mining

In the past two years, more than 4,000 hectares of the Brazilian rider forest have been lost due to illegal gold mining. This is almost a fourth of the city of Ghent. In an area of ​​native peoples Sararé, mining activities have even increased by 93 percent. This is evident on Tuesday from a report from the NGO Greenpeace, based on satellite data.

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