Documenting conflict between commerce and conservation at a mining operation in Bangladesh

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Mar 12, 2026, 2:40 pm29 pts
A new study using multidecade satellite imagery and face-to-face human interviews tracked the environmental and societal impacts of gravel mining in the Lubha River, Northeast Bangladesh. The researchers found that the river had recovered its natural shape within just four years after gravel mining stopped.…

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