Landscape controls on water availability limit revegetation after artisanal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon

Abstract Deforestation from artisanal, small-scale gold mining is transforming large regions of the tropics, from lush rainforest to barren collections of tailings and ponds. Natural forest regeneration is slow due to dramatic soil changes, and existing reforestation strategies are failing. Here we...

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Main Authors: Abra Atwood, Shreya Ramesh, Jennifer Angel Amaya, Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz, Daxs Coayla, Chan-Mao Chen, A. Joshua West
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-06-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02332-y
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