Brazil strips massive Amazon reserve of protection to allow for mining

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Brazilian government has decided to allow mining of gold and other valuable minerals in forest reserve in the Amazon stripping reserve of its protection.

This forest reserve was created in 1984 and it is home to native groups of amazing biodiversity.

The government objective in allowing mining is to attract new investments eventually generating wealth for government and employment for people.

The government is trying to minimize fears by saying that only 30 percent of the park will be open to mining and forest area will remain unaffected.

Activists have shown their concern as well, they fear this activity within the reserve will bring with it more workers, roads, construction and pollution and will affect forest, whether or not mining is physically taking place within forest limits.

The Public Policy Coordinator for WWF Brazil, is of the view that this government move is threat for the untouched environment.

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