Blada.com (Fr) points to a Mongabay.com english-speaking series on the French Guianese environment and says: “Illegal gold digging is threatening the forest, biodiversity and indigenous populations of French Guiana. [1] The biggest European tropical forest is invaded by clandestine gold diggers.” The site also deplores that France –of which Guyane is an overseas department– has not done more to reverse the process.
Guyane: Forest In Danger from Gold Digging
· Written by Alice Backer
Categories: Caribbean, Western Europe, France, French Guiana, Environment, Governance