Illegal gold mining in the High Maroni, French Guyana

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 08 September 2015 at 14:10:46 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 25 November 2015 from 21:50:43 to 21:51:12 UTC
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Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 22 September 2019 at 14:10:49 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 22 November 2019 from 21:50:27 to 21:50:56 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): River, illegal mine, pollution, deforestation, biodiversity, National park, French Guyana, Suriname
Fig. 1 - S2 (08.09.2015) - 11,8,2 - Within the Maroni gold-holding region, mining is allowed at west in Suriname, not at east in France.
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Fig. 2 - 22.09.2019 - 11,8,2 - Banned in French Guyana, mercury is often sold by Suriname-settled Chinese merchants, wrote Le Monde.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (mean 25.11 to 31.12.2015) - vv,vh,ndi(vh,vv) - Many of these holes are deforested areas where Brazilian gold diggers run mines.
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Fig. 4 - 17.10 to 22.11.2019 - Deforestation, mercury & firearms threaten the national park, its biodiversity & Amerindian people.
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