Artisanal gold mining is the leading cause of mercury emissions, and Peru is at ground zero of this public health and environmental crisis. Wide swaths of Amazon rainforest in Madre De Dios, Peru, have been decimated by artisanal gold mining, and the government declared a public health state of emergency.

Exposure to mercury can cause damage to the nervous, digestive and immune systems, and is particularly dangerous to young children, babies in utero and pregnant women.

Your donation today can protect communties from widespread mercury poisoning...help Pure Earth achieve our vision for the next decade!

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