#Deforestation and Mining Increased in Tropically Forested Countries During COVID
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Another main finding was that governments have failed to punish extractive industries for engaging in illegal land grabbing, deforestation, mining, and more.
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Last but not least, Indigenous activists and human rights defenders have faced greater reprisals for their protests during #COVID-19.