Indonesia accounts for over 50% of deforestation caused by large-scale mining. Brazil, Ghana, and Suriname also stood out
was clearly visible in the satellite data, as were damages caused by bauxite and gold mining in Ghana and Suriname.According to the scientists behind the study, industrial mining also had widespread indirect impacts on deforestation. More than two-thirds of the countries studied had, within 50 kilometres of the areas designated for mines, higher rates of deforestation that were not connected to other factors.
For Indonesia, Brazil and Ghana, tropical deforestation from industrial mining peaked from 2010–2014 but continues today. “There is a broad range of environmental damage caused by mining operations on top of deforestation, including the destruction of ecosystems, loss of biodiversity, disruption of water sources, the production of hazardous waste and pollution,” Stefan Giljum, lead author of the study, said. “Government permitting should take all of this into account; an industrial mine can easily disrupt both landscapes and ecosystems.
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