Republic of Congo’s gold mining boom undermines conservation efforts

Mongabay
May 16, 2025, 9:31 am296 ptsTop
The Republic of Congo has one of the lowest deforestation rates in the world, but “uncontrolled gold mining” in recent years could harm the country’s biodiversity, especially in the Sangha region, Mongabay’s Elodie Toto reported in a video published in February. Sangha, located in the country’s north,…

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