Mining drives 34 times more offsite forest loss than direct clearing in sub-Saharan Africa -study

Mining activities across sub-Saharan Africa have triggered far more deforestation beyond mine boundaries than within them, with every hectare of forest directly cleared for mining associated with nearly 34 additional hectares of offsite forest loss, according to a new study.

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