Lust for gold eating up the world’s last rainforests: study

[caption id="attachment_814770" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Pastaza river, Ecuador, Copyright: Ammit Jack | Shutterstock.com[/caption] Global demand for gold is putting some of the most remote and pristine tropical forests at risk, especially in South America, a study published in Environmental Research Letters shows....

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