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Soldiers Now Replant Peru's Gold-Mine Wasteland: 40,000 Seedlings in Tambopata

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🇵🇪 Peru

Alluvial gold mining turned parts of Madre de Dios into pits and sand; scientists trained Army brigades to replant them with native trees.

20hectaresMining-damaged land reforested in the Balata sector, Tambopata National Reserve
40kseedlingsNative seedlings planted there
124soldiersSoldiers certified in restoring mining-degraded land (La Pampa course)
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