Satellite Images from the Dry Season in the Madre De Dios Region (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Satellite Images from the Dry Season in the Madre De Dios Region

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Satellite images from the dry season in the Madre de Dios region show the increase in deforestation and suspended sediment concentration in rivers (orange) associated with artisanal scale gold mining activities from 1984 to 2019.

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Landsat imagery courtesy of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and US Geological Survey

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