[Ráfaga] #1947: luxury, technology, mining

[Jorge Sanz]

#1947: luxury, technology, mining

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 by Raf

* 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
[FR]

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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