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When the environment gets sidelined
Oped, Johanna Son, Published on 23/07/2022
» Myanmar's human, social and natural capital have been "rapidly diminishing" after the 2021 military coup, explains Win Myo Thu, a respected environmental campaigner who, for over three decades, has been working with local communities for better access to land, forest, water, food and a clean environment.
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Women gold panners are rare winners in Covid-hit economy
Reuters, Published on 30/12/2020
» NARATHIWAT: As the yellowish mud swirls away in the waters of the Sai Buri river, Sunisa Srisuwanno lifts her wooden pan with a cluster of gleaming specks caught in the centre.
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Painstaking race against time to uncover Viking ship's secrets
AFP, Published on 13/11/2020
» HALDEN (NORWAY) - Inch by inch, they gently pick through the soil in search of thousand-year-old relics. Racing against onsetting mould yet painstakingly meticulous, archaeologists in Norway are exhuming a rare Viking ship grave in hopes of uncovering the secrets within.
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Gold-hunting diggers destroy Sudan's priceless past
AFP, Published on 24/08/2020
» JABAL MARAGHA, Sudan: When a team of archaeologists deep in the deserts of Sudan arrived at the ancient site of Jabal Maragha last month, they thought they were lost. The site had vanished.
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Images search for " gold panning "
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Amazon river dolphins threatened by mercury pollution
AFP, Published on 25/10/2019
» SAO PAULO: Amazon river dolphins are showing alarming levels of contamination mainly because of illegal panning for gold, conservationists said on Thursday.
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Seeking fortune in paradise
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 05/09/2019
» The clear water of the Sai Buri River turned murky. The current was a bit strong due to the heavy rain the night before. However, the unpleasant condition of the river did not stop a group of villagers from Ban Phu Khao Thong in Narathiwat's Sukhirin district to pan for gold, the traditional prospecting technique that has been practised for more than four decades.
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VDOs search for " gold panning "
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'They always come back': French Guiana battles illegal gold hunters
AFP, Published on 31/01/2019
» LA PROVIDENCE, FRENCH GUIANA (FRANCE) - A soldier stealthily emerges from the dense undergrowth of French Guiana's jungle, grabbing the shoulder of a man blasting gaping holes into the forest floor with a high-pressure hose, hoping the dirt will yield a golden payoff.
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Grammes of gold fuel French Guiana's ruthless jungle economy
AFP, Published on 31/01/2019
» APATOU, France: Honda all-terrain vehicles have replaced mules as the beast of burden of choice, but the wildcat mining camps of French Guiana are governed by the same rules and violence that have marked gold rushes since the 19th century.
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A place of gold
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 11/10/2018
» When people talk about Prachuap Khiri Khan, they mostly think about Hua Hin, the century-old resort town with the 5km-long sandy beach, or the famous Phraya Nakhon Cave in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park. Not many are interested in the Bang Saphan and Thap Sakae districts, which have been promoting community tourism. Bang Saphan has long been well-known for gold ore and black rattan basketry, while Thap Sakae is home to pristine beaches, waterfalls and forests.
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Rescuers dig for survivors in new Philippine landslide
AFP, Published on 20/09/2018
» NAGA (PHILIPPINES) - Rescuers were digging through a landslide that buried at least 10 homes and killed three people in the central Philippines Thursday, as monsoon rains unleashed more misery on the already-battered country.
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