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Artisanal gold miners threaten forests in NW Tanzania [1]

ARUSHA, Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Hectares of natural forests have been cleared by artisanal gold miners in northwestern Tanzania’s district of Mbogwe, posing a serious environmental threat, authorities

Publication Date: 
01/03/2018
Coast Week (Kenya) [2]
Tags:
Forests [3], Deforestation [4], Mining [5], Tanzania [6], Firewood [7], Forest Management [8], Africa [9]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/coast-week-kenya
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tanzania
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/firewood
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-management
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa