Tapajós River: Fighting for the “River of Life” Background

 .” Despite its immense cultural and ecological value, the river basin is increasingly threatened by widespread illegal gold mining, which contaminates its waters with mercury, and by an expansive agenda of hydroelectric dam construction that fragments critical ecosystems. 

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