Immediately after the ceasefire, large-scale logging in teak-filled Kachin State began to flourish. Illegal gold and jade mines sprung up along our precious rivers. Forests were cut down, the waters were poisoned, and the course of rivers completely changed. Massive erosion caused floods and landslides. Used oil, mercury and cyanide were dumped at will and now threaten the health of wildlife and local people.
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