Mining Advances over the Natural Jewels of the Amazon and Threatens Unique Protected Areas

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Mining advances over the natural jewels of the Amazon in one of the regions with the greatest biodiversity in South America. A new report prepared by Fundación EcoCiencia warns that the expansion of gold mining continues to affect strategic ecosystems and protected areas of the Ecuadorian province of Zamora Chinchipe, a key territory for the conservation of species and water resources. Data show that mining advances over the natural jewels of th…