Mining drives extensive deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

Industrial mining contributes to deforestation in the Amazon, and the extent of effect could occur beyond areas of land explicitly permitted for mining. Here, Sonter et al. show that deforestation in 70-km buffer zones around mines has led to an estimated 9% of Brazilian Amazon deforestation since 2...

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Main Authors: Laura J. Sonter, Diego Herrera, Damian J. Barrett, Gillian L. Galford, Chris J. Moran, Britaldo S. Soares-Filho
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2e6ee35218ce4f4286a873e65dbe3fad
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