In the Madre de Dios region of southern Peru, small, artisanal gold mines and the miners that work them have become a source of inspiring environmental work. Once slashing and burning tens of thousands of acres of jungle in search of gold which they extracted with mercury, they’re now focused on restoring the land they […]
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In the Madre de Dios region of southern Peru, small, artisanal gold mines and the miners that work them have become a source of inspiring environmental work. Once slashing and burning tens of thousands of acres of jungle in search of gold which they extracted with mercury, they’re now focused on restoring the land they
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