The Dark Side of Mining: Foreign mining corporations aiding environmental destruction

There are many areas in Zambia where vegetation has stopped growing as a result of the pollution.  People also complain of respiratory and other health problems that are caused by the pollution. 
Experts agree that land degradation causes huge losses to the economies of some countries as well as escalating poverty for the majority of southern Africa’s population through declining agricultural production, a loss of food security, mass migrations, rapid urbanisation and an increased need for governments to import food.
Pressure must be put on these multinationals to ensure socially and environmentally sound investment because a clean environment is the foundation of a healthy society.
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