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December 12, 2018

Report: Illegal Mining On the Rise in Amazon
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In environmental news, a new report released this week warns of the
devastating effects of illegal mining for gold and other minerals in the
Amazon. The report found over 2,300 illegal mining sites in six
countries. Mining activity has devastating social and environmental
impacts, displacing indigenous communities and exposing people, wildlife
and plantlife to extremely high levels of mercury.


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