Africa > COP16: Mining a key driver of tree cover loss in tropical primary rainforests, Indigenous land -report

COP16: Mining a key driver of tree cover loss in tropical primary rainforests, Indigenous land -report

Published 14:40 on October 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:17 on October 23, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, International, South & Central

Mining has increased by 52% since the turn of the century due to surging demand for metals and minerals, exerting an outsized impact on tree cover loss in tropical primary rainforests and in Indigenous and local community territories, according to a new report by a non-profit.
Mining has increased by 52% since the turn of the century due to surging demand for metals and minerals, exerting an outsized impact on tree cover loss in tropical primary rainforests and in Indigenous and local community territories, according to a new report by a non-profit.


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