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Overview of concerns around Cuajone-Toquepala, Ilo, Peru
| Environmental Impacts | Visible: Desertification/Drought, Food insecurity (crop damage), Loss of landscape/aesthetic degradation, Soil contamination, Soil erosion, Deforestation and loss of vegetation cover, Surface water pollution / Decreasing water (physico-chemical, biological) quality, Groundwater pollution or depletion, Large-scale disturbance of hydro and geological systems, Reduced ecological / hydrological connectivity Potential: Air pollution, Waste overflow, Mine tailing spills |
| Health Impacts | Potential: Malnutrition |
| Socio-economical Impacts | Visible: Displacement, Increase in violence and crime, Lack of work security, labour absenteeism, firings, unemployment, Loss of livelihood, Militarization and increased police presence, Violations of human rights, Land dispossession Potential: Increase in Corruption/Co-optation of different actors |