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The economic boom and environmental bust of illegal gold

The economic boom and environmental bust of illegal gold

State of the World from NPR · NPR

November 24, 20238m 6s

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Illegal gold mining is profitable in Brazil, bringing in more than $2 billion a year. And the government has made it easier to get away with. But the practice damages the rainforest and poisons indigenous communities. We go to a town at the center of the illegal mine business.

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