Madagascar gemstone rush puts a wetland and its community under pressure

Mongabay
Dec 14, 2021, 10:09 am217 pts
ANDILANA AVARATRA, Madagascar — “With a little luck, you can find a stone as big as your fist and become a billionaire,” says Naina, a miner who traveled 750 kilometers, or 470 miles, from his hometown to seek his fortune at a gem deposit recently discovered in the remote Madagascan commune of Andilana…

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