deforestation

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Environmentalists have also condemned the expansion of illegal mining in the area, saying it has caused rampant deforestation and river pollution.

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Illegal mining has expanded in the country, with many environmentalists condemning the deforestation and pollution.

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Environmentalists have condemned the expansion of illegal mining in the area, saying it has caused rampant deforestation and river pollution.

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But environmentalists who have long warned about the risks of rampant deforestation fear the current response will not solve the problem, and could even make it worse.

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Vast stretches of a once-verdant acacia forest south of Sudan's capital Khartoum have been reduced to little more than fields of stumps as nearly three years of conflict have fuelled deforestation.

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