Gold mining damages dung beetle communities in the Amazon, study finds

Mongabay
Jun 4, 2026, 1:18 am180 ptsTrendingTop
Small-scale gold mining is a major cause of deforestation in the Amazon, and researchers found that in Guyana it destroys dung beetle communities and prevents their recovery for decades. Gold mining causes 90% of the deforestation in the Guiana Shield, which contains a quarter of the Amazon rainforest as well…

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