The COP26 summit opens in Brazil at a time when vast swathes of the Amazon have suffered untold environmental damage as it comes under threat from illegal gold mining.
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Greenpeace said more than 4,200 hectares of protected rainforest has been cut down in the last two years in the search for the precious metal.
That’s an area the size of Manhattan.
But Indigenous communities are taking up arms and fighting back against the illegal trade.
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