Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury ...
Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury ...
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Gold mining surge in Brazil's Amazon leads to increased deforestation and mercury contamination
A surge in gold prices has led to increased illegal mining in Brazil's Amazon, causing significant deforestation and mercury ...
Global demand for critical minerals, used to build drones and electric cars, is surging, setting of a new wave of criminality ...
In July 2025, the Indigenous Shuar people celebrated the end of a decade-long struggle when they received official titles for ...
Environmental journalists are pairing satellite imagery and machine learning to expose illegal mining across the Amazon.
BOGOTA, Colombia — Illegal gold mining is spreading into new parts of Peru’s Amazon, advancing along remote rivers and into Indigenous territories as experts warn of a widening environmental and ...
SAI CINZA, Brazil >> Deep in the Amazon, Indigenous women say they fear getting pregnant. Rivers that have been the lifeblood of their people now carry mercury from illegal gold mining, threatening ...
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