Tracking Amazon Deforestation from Above
Dec 19, 2019 · "Smallscale mining is also a factor outside of Brazil in explaining the increase in small clearings, particularly in the northern Amazon," Kalamandeen said. Indeed, the data shows spikes in deforestation of small patches (less than 1 hectare) in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana in 2012 — the same year that gold prices peaked.