EnviroLink Forum

Community • Ecology • Connection
It is currently Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:29 am

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 2 posts ] 
Author Message
PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:52 am 
Offline
New User
New User

Joined: Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:30 am
Posts: 13
Record high prices for gold have driven a recent six-fold increase in deforestation in parts of the Peruvian Amazon with damage that can be measured from space, according to a new study. Rates of forest clearance and imports of mercury, used to process gold ore by local, small-scale miners, were both found to increase with the rising international price of gold.
Read more at: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integra ... 252na1.pdf


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:32 am 
Offline
New User
New User

Joined: Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:28 am
Posts: 1
Yes,I agree with that.


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 2 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Bing [Bot] and 51 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum

Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group