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Nature Watch,2: Documenting Peru's Fight Against Illegal Mines

By David Schonauer   Wednesday December 17, 2014

Meanwhile, last month Peru sent some 1,000 police into its southwestern jungles to dismantle illegal gold-mining camps, just weeks before the country hosted global climate talks. Veteran AP photographer Rodrigo Abd was on hand to document the gold-mining operations and the police effort. In addition to deforestation, the mines contaminate …

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