Name: 綠色礦業的爆炸性發展如何汙染東南亞原住民河流？| DW 新聞 (How the 'green' mining boom is contaminating indigenous rivers in Southeast Asia | DW News)
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It's definitely not environmentally friendly.

第二類條件句型

If we had this deposit in Europe, these types of deposits in Europe, there would be no way that we could mine them.

如果在歐洲有這樣的礦床，在歐洲有這類型的礦床，我們根本不可能開採。

These photos show unregulated mines in Southeast Asia.

這些照片顯示的是東南亞未受監管的礦場。

It's driven by a global demand for critical minerals and the rising price of gold.

這受到全球對關鍵礦物的需求以及金價上漲的推動。

But the environment is paying a high price for the lucrative industry.

但這個有利可圖的產業卻讓環境付出了高昂的代價。

Recent satellite imagery compiled by the Stimson center shows 788 new unregulated mines beginning operations in the past few years.

Stimson 中心匯編的近期衛星影像顯示，過去幾年有 788 個新的未受監管礦場開始營運。

Of these mines, some of them focus on extracting gold, and

在這些礦場中，有些專注於開採黃金，

others are after things like rare earth elements.

有些則在尋找稀土元素等東西。

These are 17 critical minerals used to produce things like your cell phones and computers, advanced weaponry like laser weapons, and

這些是 17 種關鍵礦物，用於生產像是你的手機和電腦、先進武器（如雷射武器）等產品，以及

also clean energy e essentials such as rechargeable batteries and electric vehicles.

還有像是充電電池和電動車等綠能必需品。

DW traveled to remote villages in Laos and Cambodia to investigate the environmental cost of this mining.

DW 前往寮國和高棉的偏遠村莊，調查這次採礦對環境造成的影響。

The villagers in this province only agreed to torture us if we did not reveal their names or the name of their village.

這個省份的村民們，只有在我們不透露他們的名字或村莊名稱的情況下，才同意接受採訪。

In mountainous northern Laos, life remains deeply shaped by tradition and a close relationship with the natural world.

在寮國北部的山區，生活仍然深受傳統和與大自然緊密連結的影響。

The village has been cut off from the nearest water source due to pollution coming from upstream.

由於上游的汙染，這個村莊已經與最近的水源隔絕了。

They blame this mine run by the rather awkwardly named Laos China Rare Mineral Development Company North 2 Limited.

他們將汙染歸咎於由名字有點奇怪的「寮國中國稀土開發有限公司北方二號有限公司」經營的礦場。

According to a local source, the mine is operating in a legal gray zone due to lack of government oversight.

根據當地消息來源，由於政府監督不足，該礦場的運營處於法律灰色地帶。

Mining operations are often carried out with just an exploration permit, and

採礦作業通常只持有探勘許可證，

others obtain extraction permits at a local but not a national level.

而其他則是在地方層級而非國家層級取得開採許可證。

Meanwhile, the national government of Laos has gone clamping down on unregulated mining by issuing things like fines.

同時，寮國政府也開始嚴厲取締非法開採，像是開罰。

But they kind of lack the resources to be able to do this in a large scale way.

不過他們似乎缺乏足夠的資源來大規模執行。

The villagers formed a group and staged a Facebook campaign.

村民們組成了一個團體，並在 Facebook 上發起了活動。

They then traveled to the remote area to analyze the water.

接著他們前往偏遠地區，檢測水質。

Tests showed up things like cyanide, zinc, copper and iron in the river water and found it was also highly acidic.

檢測結果顯示，河水裡有氰化物、鋅、銅和鐵，而且酸度非常高。

But Vuong and the villagers no longer trust that the water is safe.

不過 Vuong 和村民們已經不再相信水是安全的了。

At his vegetable plant on the riverbank, he explains that he no longer gets the water from the river.

在河岸邊的蔬菜園裡，他解釋說他不再從河裡取水。

Instead, he waters his crops from a totality and water source several mountains over.

取而代之的是，他從幾座山之外的儲水池和水源取水灌溉作物。

For his neighbor Mai, the mining site has also disrupted life.

對於他的鄰居 Mai 來說，礦場也打亂了她的生活。

DW wasn't able to reach the mine itself due to heavy security.

DW 因為嚴密的安檢，無法直接進入礦場。

But as we traveled along the road nearby, the scale of its operations were clear.

不過，當我們沿著附近的道路前進時，礦場的規模一覽無遺。

To get a picture of what these mines really look like, we headed to a similar mining site close to a Nearby town.

為了更瞭解這些礦場的真實樣貌，我們前往附近城鎮一個類似的礦場。

As we approached, we were spotted by a guard, a member of the Laos military, who ordered us to turn around, but

當我們靠近時，被一名寮國軍隊的衛兵發現，他要我們折返，但

The sign was written in both Laos and Mandarin.

Now, typically, it's hard to track down the owners of the mines in the Mekong Basin.

通常，要追查湄公河流域礦場的所有者是很困難的。

The Stimson center report assumes mining companies originate from countries like neighboring Thailand, Vietnam and China, given Laos porous borders.

Stimson 中心報告推測，由於寮國邊境的漏洞，礦業公司可能來自泰國、越南和中國等鄰國。

From a nearby vantage point, I took a video of the mining back in Germany.

從附近的制高點，我錄下了一段在德國的採礦影片。

We asked an expert to discover more about the possible environmental impacts.

我們請了一位專家來深入瞭解可能的環境影響。

You can tell from the, from the vegetation, it's not very big.

從植被就可以看得出來，它不是很大。

Leaching means you pump in some solution and the solution will preferentially dissolve your elements.

淋溶的意思是，你注入某種溶液，溶液會優先溶解你的元素。

You are looking for your rare earth elements.

You leach, you collect the water that comes out and you process the water for the rare earth elements dissolved.

你進行淋溶，收集流出的水，然後處理這些水以取得溶解的稀土元素。

If you do this on this type of scale, there will be some damage because these solutions, they are ammonia rich ammonium sulfide sulfate, normally quite often, but

如果你以這種規模進行，就會造成一些損害，因為這些溶液，它們富含氨、硫化物、硫酸鹽，通常，很常是這樣，但是

The water they don't need, they probably put in some stream, let it carry it away.

他們不需要的水，可能會直接排到溪流裡，讓它沖走。

As far as I would assume, there's no effort to collect the water and treat it in some way that's not environmentally harmful anymore.

據我猜測，他們已經不再努力收集這些水並以環保的方式處理了。

So it depends on the solution they use, but it's definitely not environmentally friendly.

所以這取決於他們使用的溶液，但這絕對不環保。

如果我們在歐洲有這樣的礦藏，在歐洲有這類型的礦藏，我們根本不可能開採。

This is the village of Siempang, just over the border from southern Laos.

這是 Siempang 村，就在寮國南部邊境。

She and her family, including two children, live in a home with no running water or electricity.

她和她的家人，包括兩個孩子，住在一間沒有自來水和電力的房子裡。

They source their water directly from the river.

The border with Laos is just upstream from the village.

In recent years, southern Laos has turned into a mining hotspot with newly constructed mines cropping up along tributaries, feeding into their secong.

近年來，寮國南部成了採礦熱點，新礦場沿著支流冒出來，匯入他們的賽公河。

They take us to their home, which is just a few meters from the river, and

他們帶我們到他們家，離河邊只有幾公尺，

In the past years, they've noticed that its water quality has changed.

過去幾年，他們注意到水質變了。

From the town of Siampang is Ratanakiri province.

從 Siempang 村莊過去是 Ratanakiri 省。

It's where the indigenous brow people live.

They live here on a tributary of the Sekong at the Otabok confluence.

他們住在賽公河支流的 Otabok 匯流處。

Today they're celebrating the ruchhan of a relative and his wife.

今天他們在慶祝一位親戚和他妻子的 ruchhan 儀式。

The ritual carries spiritual significance, just like the river.

這個儀式具有精神上的意義，就像這條河一樣。

The river has also been affected by recent mining activity.

這條河也受到了近期採礦活動的影響。

A gold mine has been operating upstream in the national park, according to regional media.

根據當地媒體報導，國家公園上游有一座金礦在運作。

They say that mining exploration licenses were granted.

他們說，採礦探勘執照已經發放了。

A Global green it's a company run by a tycoon with close links to the Cambodian government.

Global green 是一家由一位與柬埔寨政府關係密切的鉅富經營的公司。

It's not clear if the company was granted the right to extract gold.

目前還不清楚該公司是否獲得了開採黃金的權利。

Some activists from the community agreed to speak to us on condition we also hide their identity.

社區裡的一些活動人士同意接受我們的採訪，但條件是我們也必須隱藏他們的身份。

Ngai, together with a group of indigenous activists and leaders, went to check up on assurances they had received from authorities that the mining had stopped.

與一群原住民活動人士和領袖們一起，去檢查當局曾向他們保證礦業已經停止的說法。

The river systems in Southeast Asia sustain a huge amount of life, and

સoutheast એશિયાની નદી પ્રણાલીઓ વિશાળ માત્રામાં જીવન ટકાવી રાખે છે, અને

they're vital to community communities still dependent on river water for their everyday needs.

તે સમુદાયો માટે મહત્વપૂર્ણ છે જેઓ હજુ પણ તેમના રોજિંદા જરૂરિયાતો માટે નદીના પાણી પર આધાર રાખે છે.

If mining is left unchecked, it's unclear if communities like these will be able to survive and preserve their way of life.

如果礦業持續 unchecked，這些社區是否還能生存並維持他們的生活方式，目前還不清楚。

Back in Laos, Mai is reflecting on the impact of mining on younger generations.

回到寮國，Mai 正在反思礦業對年輕世代的影響。