Toxic rare earth mines fuel deforestation, rights abuses in Myanmar, report says

Mongabay
Aug 12, 2022, 11:17 am249 pts
The dramatic expansion of rare earth mining in northern Myanmar in recent years is fueling human rights abuses, destroying forests, and bankrolling groups linked to the military regime that ousted the civilian government in February 2021, according to a new report from the NGO Global Witness. The report, based…

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