Monitoring the impact of gold mining on the forest cover and freshwater in the Guiana Shield. Reference year 2015

Creator
Rahm M., Thibault P., Shapiro A., Smartt T., Paloeng C., Crabbe S., Farias P., Carvalho R., Joubert P..
Publisher
WWF France, ONF International.
Language
English
Attached files
Media
Document
Format
pdf
Keywords provided by editors
forest, gold panning, watershed pollution.
BIO-PLATEAUX topics
Pollution and associated pressures (contamination of water and aquatic environments ; focus on mercury)
Key issue
Pollution and other impacts of human activities (pollution, artificialization, withdrawals)
Risks (floods, drought, health)
Water and environment (water cycle, ecosystems, protection of resources, etc.)
Targeted audience
Experts
Coverage
Guyana shield
Created
Countries
France
Brazil
Suriname