Deforestation and Forest Degradation Due to Gold Mining in the Peruvian Amazon: A 34-Year Perspective
While deforestation rates decline globally they are rising in the Western Amazon. Artisanal-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a large cause of this deforestation and brings with it extensive environmental, social, governance, and public health impacts, including large carbon emissions and mercury pollutio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-11-01
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Series: | Remote Sensing |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/12/1903 |