According to Benn, there is an inability to properly monitor small and large-scale extractive industries due to the industries’ continuous movements and a lack of funding for monitoring. She believes that with proper monitoring, there will be a drastic decline in the damage to the Shield caused by pollutants such as mercury and cyanide and the ability to curb illegal operations and impose sanctions upon legal ones not following environmental laws.
https://news.mongabay.com/2016/10/experts-warn-more-monitoring-needed-for-the-guiana-shield-the-greenhouse-of-the-world/
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