The Ravaged Region from the Air (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

The Ravaged Region from the Air

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The Carnegie Airborne Observatory flies over the Madre De Dios region of Peru, where vast deforested and polluted areas result from gold mining.

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Image courtesy Carnegie Airborne Observatory

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