A gold-fueled mining rush scars Brazil’s Amazon, spiking deforestation and mercury risks

Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury ...

Illegal gold mining causes surges in malaria in the Amazon, and the association is far worse than we suspected

An increase of just 0.03% in illegal gold mining is associated with a 20 to 46% increase in the local incidence of malaria in ...
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The Brazilian government keeps giving out mining licenses in the Amazon – in spite of evidence of gold laundering

In the kitchen of Alnice Poxo Munduruku, fresh fish keeps the ancestral traditions of those who live along the vast Tapajós ...

Indigenous Amazon groups urge the UN to curb organized crime, not militarize territories

Indigenous organizations from across the Amazon and Latin America have sent a letter to the United Nations warning that ...

Gold rush fuels Amazon deforestation and mercury poisoning in Brazil’s protected areas

Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury ...
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Scientists try to prove link between Amazon gold mining and disabilities in babies

By Ricardo Brito, Manuela Andreoni and Adriano Machado SAI CINZA, Brazil (Reuters) -Deep in the Amazon, Indigenous women say they fear getting pregnant. Rivers that have been the lifeblood of their ...

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 ...
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Gold mining reduced this Amazon rainforest to a moonscape. Now miners are restoring it

MADRE DE DIOS, Peru — Sunlight dapples the once-denuded forest floor as saplings spread their branches and leaves overhead, slowly forming a lush canopy. Each sapling is distinct, a reflection of the ...