In less than a generation, legal mining in Colombia deforested over 120,000 hectares

Mongabay
Jun 8, 2021, 11:56 am268 pts
Legal mining in Colombia is a significant driver of deforestation, contributing to the destruction of 121,819 hectares (301,021 acres) of forest from 2001 to 2018. During that time, deforestation from legal mining has increased, accounting for 5.6% of total deforestation in 2017. Of the 8,600 mining concessions…

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