Peru's Amazon Mining Trends and Deforestation
Gold mining has been a significant environmental challenge in Peru, with illegal operations causing deforestation and river pollution.
Despite the challenges, the industry continues to grow, with miners expanding into new areas and adopting different methods.
One recent project maps mining operations and their expansion, showing the spread of mining into northern provinces and the use of river-based extraction methods.
Developed by Amazon Conservation's Monitoring of the Andes Amazon Program (MAAP), this project provides one of the first national-scale visualizations of Peru's mining problem.
Author's summary: Peru's mining industry expands, causing deforestation.