Tambopata: the Peruvian nature reserve that begins to become a desert
“Evidence shows that a policy to control illegal mining based on coercion is not going to work”, said Gerardo Damonte, senior researcher at GRADE, in a BBC Mundo reportage on deforestation caused by illegal mining in Tambopata National Reserve. According to Damonte, the government need to formalize the miners, register them to know where they settle, and provide them economical alternatives.
