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Illegal mining threatens French Guiana forests and Indigenous communities

In French Guiana, the fight against illegal gold mining is rapidly being lost and creating an environmental and health disaster, according to the World Wildlife Fund. During an aerial survey in early August, park rangers counted 239 illegal sites within the protected area in record.

Illegal mining threatens French Guiana forests and Indigenous communities

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