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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Gold rush leaves tropical forests poorer than ever

The natural wealth of South America’s tropical forests  is at growing risk from demand for its minerals − and specifically its gold.
Researchers says that a veritable global gold rush has led to a significant increase of deforestation in the region’s forests, and is having a growing environmental impact on some of the most biologically important areas in the tropics.

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