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Destruction of Perus rainforest by illegal gold mining is twice as bad as experts thought

2013-10-28 18:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Independent: The destruction of a global biodiversity hotspot deep in the Peruvian Amazon by illegal gold mining is twice as bad as previously thought, an authoritative new study using ground-breaking technology has revealed. According to the report by the US-based Carnegie Institution for Science, 15,810 acres of rainforest in Perus Madre de Dios region, home to various nature and indigenous reserves as well as a booming eco-tourism industry, have vanished per year since the start of the 2008 global economic...

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