MAAP #61: Illegal Gold Mining Decreases in Tambopata National Reserve

June 6, 2017

In the previous MAAP #60, we showed the rapidly increasing illegal gold mining deforestation in the buffer zone of Tambopata National Reserve. In contrast, here we show that the rate of illegal gold mining deforestation is decreasing within Tambopata National Reserve, due to the active interventions by the Peruvian Government. Tambopata is an important protected area in the southern Peruvian Amazon due to its high biodiversity.

 

Image 61. Data: Planet, MAAP, SERNANP
Image 61. Data: Planet, MAAP, SERNANP