Illegal Mining Ravages Ecuador's Amazon as Evidenced in a Dire Increase in Deforestation – LatinAmerican Post

In 2023, illegal gold mining activities devastated 784 hectares of jungle forests along the Punino River in Ecuador's Amazon, marking a stark escalation in environmental destruction within this vital ecosystem.

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