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Témoignages - Photographies de Philip Poupin

Gold under roots

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A field is burnt on purpose to be 'cleaned' that is to prevent plants from growing naturally. Grass will be planted in to make meadows. Extension of agriculture is one of the causes of the deforestation of the Amazon. The sums of money earned by selling gold are reinvested in agriculture and cattle raising.

A field is burnt on purpose to be "cleaned" that is to prevent plants from growing naturally. Grass will be planted in to make meadows. Extension of agriculture is one of the causes of the deforestation of the Amazon. The sums of money earned by selling gold are reinvested in agriculture and cattle raising.

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