#1947: luxury, technology, mining
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Luxury real estate projects in Cambodia drain the lakes of Phnom Penh to the benefit of a few elitists to the detriment of traditional fishing and aquaculture increasing the risk of flooding in the capital
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https://fr.mongabay.com/2022/11/quand-lelite-cambodgienne-ensable-les-lacs-de-phnom-penh-et-que-le-reste-de-la-population-senlise-dans-la-pauvrete/ -
UNITAC, the United Nations technology accelerator, has developed BEAM (Building & Establishment Automated Mapper) to rapidly detect and visualize building roofs from aerial images
https://express.adobe.com/page/kyYWPHoATpii6/ -
Illegal mining, due to the increase in the price of gold, has become one of the main drivers of deforestation in the Amazon, especially in Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname, and causes a deep environmental footprint
https://insightcrime.org/investigations/beneath-surface-illegal-gold-mining-amazon/
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