阿根廷立法者已批准对2010年《冰川保护法》进行修订，开放了此前禁止开采黄金、铜及其他矿产的区域。此举引起了科学界的担忧，他们担心这会影响为数亿人提供粮食生产的水源。
阿根廷《冰川保护法》的修正案继二月份获得参议院批准后，于上个月在国民议会通过。该修正案放宽了此前的限制，原本的法律将该国1.6万座冰川定义为对淡水、生物多样性和旅游业至关重要的公共资源。
这些冰川横跨安第斯山脉，总面积达8484平方公里。部分冰川下方蕴藏着金、铜和钼矿床，但在原有规则下无法进行开发。
布宜诺斯艾利斯大学地质学教授安德烈斯·福格拉（Andres Folguera）指出，这些矿产之所以一直未被开采，是因为它们威胁到了受保护的水资源，或者位于难以到达的地区。批评人士警告称，这些变动可能会影响与全球约4亿人粮食供应相关的水源。
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