Kyrgyzstan: activists ask to impose moratorium on development of placer deposits
Development of placer gold deposits causes great environmental damage, Gamal Soronkulov, field mobilizer of Muras Kyimyly NGO, said at the presentation of the Institute of Environmental Solutions Public Foundation. According to him, at least 158 licenses for development of mineral resources have been issued in Chatkal district alone, and most of them – for gold…