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Artisanal mines in Brazil a front for gold laundering, investigation shows 21 May 2026 14:45:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/artisanal-mines-in-brazil-a-front-for-gold-laundering-investigation-shows/ | ||
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Ecuador failing to end Yasuní oil drilling: Interview with Waorani leader Juan Bay 13 May 2026 14:23:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/ecuador-failing-to-end-yasuni-oil-drilling-interview-with-waorani-leader-juan-bay/ | ||
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Crime affects 32% of Amazon Indigenous areas, says study 11 May 2026 13:00:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/crime-affects-32-of-amazon-indigenous-areas-says-study/ | ||
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New report reveals how environmental crime threatens Amazonian communities 30 Apr 2026 18:28:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/new-report-reveals-how-environmental-crime-threatens-amazonian-communities/ | ||
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Brazilian state greenlights deforestation for contested open-pit gold mine 29 Apr 2026 13:25:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/brazilian-state-greenlights-deforestation-for-contested-open-pit-gold-mine/ | ||
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AI tool tracks spread of illegal gold mining in Amazon protected areas 24 Apr 2026 09:56:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/ai-tool-tracks-spread-of-illegal-gold-mining-in-amazon-protected-areas/ | ||
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A red flower found nowhere else loses ground as mining expands in Brazil’s Amazon 20 Apr 2026 10:02:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/a-red-flower-found-nowhere-else-loses-ground-as-mining-expands-in-brazils-amazon/ | ||
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Brazil: Satellites expose rampant gold mining expansion on Indigenous Kayapó land 15 Apr 2026 18:55:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/brazil-satellites-expose-rampant-gold-mining-expansion-on-indigenous-kayapo-land/ | ||
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The Amazon’s silent crime crisis (commentary) 15 Apr 2026 17:59:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/the-amazons-silent-crime-crisis-commentary/ | ||
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Venezuela’s new mining law could spell disaster for the Amazon, critics warn 10 Apr 2026 18:39:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/venezuelas-new-mining-law-could-spell-disaster-for-the-amazon-critics-warn/ | ||
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In Brazil’s capital, Indigenous leaders rally as land disputes and mining pressures grow 07 Apr 2026 18:35:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/in-brazils-capital-indigenous-leaders-rally-as-land-disputes-and-mining-pressures-grow/ | ||
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Behind the scenes of the Amazon’s gold rush: Director Richard Ladkani on the making of ‘Yanuni’ 25 Mar 2026 19:18:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/behind-the-scenes-of-the-amazons-gold-rush-director-richard-ladkani-on-the-making-of-yanuni/ | ||
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Indigenous groups demand halt to Belo Sun Amazon gold mine 23 Mar 2026 20:51:28 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/indigenous-groups-demand-halt-to-belo-sun-amazon-gold-mine/ | ||
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Brazil Supreme Court opens path to mining in Indigenous land for first time 11 Mar 2026 18:05:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/brazil-supreme-court-opens-path-to-mining-in-indigenous-land-for-first-time/ | ||
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Mining rush for critical minerals threatens Amazon land reform settlements 09 Mar 2026 18:49:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/mining-rush-for-critical-minerals-threatens-amazon-land-reform-settlements/ | ||
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Brazil mining boss sentenced for illegal gold operation on Indigenous land 12 Feb 2026 02:39:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/brazil-mining-boss-sentenced-for-illegal-gold-operation-on-indigenous-land/ | ||
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Data show oil and gas blocks cover one-fourth of Ecuador, mostly in the Amazon 29 Jan 2026 17:47:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/data-show-oil-and-gas-blocks-cover-one-fourth-of-ecuador-mostly-in-the-amazon/ | ||
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Interpol-backed police make nearly 200 arrests in Amazon region gold mining sweep 22 Jan 2026 19:05:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/interpol-backed-police-make-nearly-200-arrests-in-amazon-region-gold-mining-sweep/ | ||
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How US intervention could deepen Venezuela’s environmental crisis 20 Jan 2026 17:32:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/how-us-intervention-could-deepen-venezuelas-environmental-crisis/ | ||
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Turning the Amazon’s toxic gold mine waste liability into economic opportunity (analysis) 13 Jan 2026 19:13:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/formalizing-amazon-gold-mining-can-transform-a-toxic-liability-into-an-economic-opportunity-analysis/ | ||
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Urban sprawl and illegal mining reshape a fragile Amazon frontier 06 Jan 2026 17:15:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/illegal-mining-and-urban-sprawl-reshape-a-fragile-amazon-frontier/ | ||
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Mercury, dredges and crime: Illegal mining ravages Peru’s Nanay River 31 Dec 2025 14:37:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/mercury-dredges-and-crime-illegal-mining-ravages-perus-nanay-river/ | ||
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Brazilian Amazon’s most violent city tied to illegal gold mining on Indigenous land 03 Dec 2025 23:59:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/brazilian-amazons-most-violent-city-tied-to-illegal-gold-mining-on-indigenous-land/ | ||
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One small Indigenous territory emerges as illegal mining hotspot in Brazil’s Amazon 28 Nov 2025 20:31:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/sarare-illegal-mining-hotspot-in-brazils-amazon/ | ||
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What was achieved for Indigenous peoples at COP30? 27 Nov 2025 08:27:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/what-was-achieved-for-indigenous-peoples-at-cop30/ | ||
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Colombia bans all new oil and mining projects in its Amazon 18 Nov 2025 08:38:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/colombia-bans-all-new-oil-and-mining-projects-in-its-amazon/ | ||
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Strategic ignorance, climate change and Amazonia (commentary) 13 Nov 2025 20:51:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/strategic-ignorance-climate-change-and-amazonia-commentary/ | ||
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The price of gold: In Venezuela, mining threatens Indigenous Pemón 11 Nov 2025 11:55:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/the-price-of-gold-in-venezuela-mining-threatens-indigenous-pemon/ | ||
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Indigenous delegates prepare for COP30 with focus on justice, land and finance 07 Nov 2025 00:51:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/indigenous-delegates-prepare-for-cop30-with-focus-on-justice-land-and-finance/ | ||
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Suriname’s plan to capitalize on carbon: Q&A with President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons 04 Nov 2025 15:22:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/surinames-plan-to-capitalize-on-carbon-qa-with-president-jennifer-geerlings-simons/ | ||
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Indigenous communities protect Colombia’s uncontacted peoples 04 Nov 2025 13:43:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/indigenous-communities-protect-colombias-uncontacted-peoples/ | ||
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Brazil dismantles hundreds of illegal dredges in major Amazon mining crackdown 03 Nov 2025 21:35:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/brazil-dismantles-hundreds-of-illegal-dredges-in-major-amazon-mining-crackdown/ | ||
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Critical minerals drive legalization of mining on Amazon Indigenous lands 03 Nov 2025 17:56:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/critical-minerals-drive-legalization-of-mining-on-amazon-indigenous-lands/ | ||
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Indigenous guardians successfully keep extractives out of Ecuador’s Amazon forests 22 Oct 2025 22:31:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/indigenous-guardians-successfully-keep-extractives-out-of-ecuadors-amazon-forests/ | ||
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A closer look at Peru’s Amazon reveals new mining trends, deforestation 17 Oct 2025 16:00:28 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/a-closer-look-at-perus-amazon-reveals-new-mining-trends-deforestation/ | ||
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Indigenous monitoring project helps protect isolated peoples in Colombia’s Amazon 16 Oct 2025 15:23:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/indigenous-monitoring-project-helps-protect-isolated-peoples-in-colombias-amazon/ | ||
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Mamai Lucille Williams, a quiet symbol of dignity amid destruction, has died, aged about 93 16 Oct 2025 00:26:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/mamai-lucille-williams-defended-her-land-and-lost-it/ | ||
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Copper rush pushes Vale to ramp up mining near Amazonian protected areas 14 Oct 2025 15:10:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/copper-rush-pushes-vale-to-ramp-up-mining-near-amazonian-protected-areas/ | ||
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MPs across Latin America unite to stop fossil fuels in the Amazon 09 Oct 2025 13:05:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/mps-across-latin-america-unite-to-stop-fossil-fuels-in-the-amazon/ | ||
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Report finds 226 Indigenous land defenders in Peru at risk of violence 29 Sep 2025 17:25:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/report-finds-226-indigenous-land-defenders-in-peru-at-risk-of-violence/ | ||
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Indigenous women in Peru use technology to protect Amazon forests 24 Sep 2025 19:11:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/indigenous-women-in-peru-use-technology-to-protect-amazon-forests/ | ||
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Brazil can green its environmental crime-fighting in the Amazon (commentary) 04 Sep 2025 19:30:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/brazil-can-green-its-environmental-crime-fighting-in-the-amazon-commentary/ | ||
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The making of an autonomous Indigenous nation in Peru’s Amazon 03 Sep 2025 17:19:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/the-making-of-an-autonomous-indigenous-nation-in-peru/ | ||
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California lawmakers seek to curb oil imports from Amazon 27 Aug 2025 17:35:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/california-lawmakers-seek-to-curb-oil-imports-from-amazon/ | ||
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What’s at stake for the environment in Bolivia’s upcoming elections? 15 Aug 2025 17:13:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/whats-at-stake-for-the-environment-in-bolivias-upcoming-elections/ | ||
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Formalizing small-scale gold mining can reduce environmental impacts & crime (commentary) 07 Aug 2025 19:49:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/formalizing-small-scale-gold-mining-can-reduce-environmental-impacts-crime-commentary/ | ||
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Surge in critical minerals claims puts Brazil’s land reform communities at risk 06 Aug 2025 21:19:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/surge-in-critical-minerals-claims-puts-brazils-land-reform-communities-at-risk/ | ||
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Why is Lula still silent on Brazil’s ‘Bill of devastation?’ (commentary) 08 Jul 2025 21:31:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/why-is-lula-still-silent-on-brazils-bill-of-devastation-commentary/ | ||
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Nine takeaways on Brazil’s crackdown on illegal mining in Munduruku lands 23 Jun 2025 22:52:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/nine-takeaways-on-brazils-crackdown-on-illegal-mining-in-munduruku-lands/ | ||
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After crackdown on illegal miners, Indigenous Munduruku still grapple with health aftermath 16 Jun 2025 17:37:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/after-crackdown-on-illegal-miners-indigenous-munduruku-still-grapple-with-health-aftermath/ | ||
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Why Brazil should abandon its plans for oil and gas in Amazonia (commentary) 05 Jun 2025 21:59:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/why-brazil-should-abandon-its-plans-for-oil-and-gas-in-amazonia-commentary/ | ||
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Amazon illegal gold mines drive sex trafficking in the Brazil-Guyana border 29 May 2025 07:00:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/amazon-illegal-gold-mines-drive-sex-trafficking-in-the-brazil-guyana-border/ | ||
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A new mall for the village: How carbon credit dollars affect Indigenous Guyanese 28 May 2025 16:52:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/a-new-mall-for-the-village-how-carbon-credit-dollars-affect-indigenous-guyanese/ | ||
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From chickens to cassava, Brazil’s Munduruku seek alternatives to mining 20 May 2025 12:10:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/from-chickens-to-cassava-brazils-munduruku-seek-alternatives-to-mining/ | ||
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‘We can’t talk solutions without understanding complexities: Kari Guajajara on Brazil’s Amazon 12 May 2025 16:39:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/we-cant-talk-solutions-without-understanding-complexities-kari-guajajara-on-brazils-amazon/ | ||
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Gold rush moves closer to Amazon’s second-tallest tree 01 May 2025 14:47:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/gold-rush-moves-closer-to-amazons-second-tallest-tree/ | ||
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Indigenous delegates at the U.N. raise alarm on isolated peoples in the Amazon 25 Apr 2025 15:52:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/indigenous-delegates-at-the-u-n-raise-alarm-on-voluntary-isolated-peoples/ | ||
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Tree rings reveal mercury pollution from illegal gold mining: Study 08 Apr 2025 16:21:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/tree-rings-reveal-mercury-pollution-from-illegal-gold-mining-study/ | ||
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Officials share strategies to stop spread of illegal miners from Munduruku land 18 Mar 2025 15:44:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/officials-share-strategies-to-stop-spread-of-illegal-miners-from-munduruku-land/ | ||
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Yanomami youth turn to drones to watch their Amazon territory 28 Feb 2025 03:00:28 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/yanomami-youth-turn-to-drones-to-watch-their-amazon-territory/ | ||
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