Amazon gold rush destroying huge swaths of rainforest

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By Morgan Erickson-DavisJan 14, 2015, 1:20 pm107 pts
The rainforests of South America face many threats. The deforestation occurring on the continent is among the highest in the world and results in losses of habitat, biodiversity and massive amounts of sequestered carbon. While the usual culprits such as farming, ranching and logging are well known, gold mining…

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