"It's something that we did not expect, as the migration took off from one day to the next and suddenly we found ourselves flooded with trash," says Yenairo Aji, a community leader in Nueva Vigia. "It's worrying because we depend on our local ecosystem for everything. It's our source of life." The influx of migrants has significantly impacted the eco-system and lifestyle of local Indigenous peoples, highlighting the stark reality of their dependency on the natural resources around them.
"The rainforest's inaccessibility had protected it from development and environmental degradation. A surge in migration since the Covid pandemic has quickly changed that." This was echoed by environmentalists and local leaders who are witnessing the rapid degradation and changes in an ecosystem once resilient against outside influence, now exposed to significant strains due to unprecedented human movement.
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