"Unfortunately, the crisis of mercury contamination in the Amazon is widely ignored despite growing evidence of the dangers it poses to people and wildlife along the river system," said Jordi Surkin, Director of the Coordination Unit. Amazonian WW
"In addition, the most vulnerable victims are indigenous peoples and local communities, as well as thousands of unique species."
The Amazon is considered one of the places with the greatest biodiverity on the planet, but it is not alien to pollution, and one of the worst; that of mercury, which is seriously endangering the food sustainability of several indigenous and urban communities, without counting the incalculable damage to the fauna and flora of the place.
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