✅ Yes, the content seems to be true and authentic, as reported by several sources.

These, include:

1. https://www.carbonbrief.org/cropped-12-march-2025-trump-and-timber-food-fights-perus-peatlands/ - (Trust Score 8/10)

- The study published in Environmental Research Letters found that artisanal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon has caused more destruction to carbon-rich peatlands in the past two years than in the previous three decades combined.

2. https://ioppublishing.org/news/gold-mining-in-the-peruvian-amazon-has-done-more-damage-to-peatlands-in-the-last-two-years-than-in-the-previous-three-decades/ - (Trust Score 7/10)

- New research revealed that gold mining in the southern Peruvian Amazon has done more damage to peatlands in the last two years than in the previous three decades, posing a serious threat to the environment and climate.

3. https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/perus-rare-peatland-swamps-at-risk-as-illegal-gold-mining-expands/ - (Trust Score 8/10)

- The study used 35 years of NASA Landsat satellite data to track the spread of gold mining into Amazonian peatlands, finding that more than 550 hectares of peatland have been destroyed, with over half of this damage occurring in just the past two years.