Tanneries are particularly harmful, releasing mercury and chromium into rivers and streams.
Runoff from toxic chemicals used by farmers also seeps into Paraguay's waters.
In the Chaco, the salination of already arid land makes farming even more difficult.
Furthermore, poachers have almost Paraguay had a 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 6.39/10, ranking it 74th globally out of 172 countries.
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