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Paul Rosolie alleges Peru interior minister backed gold mining for profits
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Paul Rosolie on Surviving Tribal Warriors & Amazon Cartels
What was said
"I was talking to the Peruvian Minister of Interior. I forget what was. We're sitting there and he was like, I love gold mining. He's like, because it makes a lot of money."
Paul Rosolie alleges that, in a meeting with Peru’s interior minister, the minister said he supported gold mining because it makes money and provides livelihoods. Rosolie says he warned of short-term gains from forest destruction and urged alternatives including ecotourism and carbon-credit funding from wealthy countries.
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- Paul Rosolie · guest
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- Episode
- Paul Rosolie on Surviving Tribal Warriors & Amazon Cartels
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- 1:05:33
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