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‘People kept dying’: Interview with Dr. Macky Mbavugha on DRC’s latest Ebola outbreak 29 May 2026 19:00:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/people-kept-dying-interview-with-dr-macky-mbavugha-on-drcs-latest-ebola-outbreak/ | ||
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Indonesia seizes mercury shipment bound for illegal mines in the Philippines 26 May 2026 16:23:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/indonesia-seizes-mercury-shipment-bound-for-illegal-mines-in-the-philippines/ | ||
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Nine killed at illegal mine in latest Sumatra landslide tragedy as gold surge continues 21 May 2026 18:22:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/nine-killed-at-illegal-mine-in-latest-sumatra-landslide-tragedy-as-gold-surge-continues/ | ||
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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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Venezuela tells UN court that mineral-rich part of Guyana was ‘fraudulently’ taken in colonial era 06 May 2026 16:21:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/venezuela-tells-un-court-that-mineral-rich-part-of-guyana-was-fraudulently-taken-in-colonial-era/ | ||
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Cambodia tested waters amid pollution claims; months later, still no public results 04 May 2026 03:45:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/cambodia-tested-waters-amid-pollution-claims-months-later-still-no-public-results/ | ||
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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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Asia’s longest free-flowing river contaminated by arsenic linked to Myanmar mines 20 Apr 2026 02:52:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/asias-longest-free-flowing-river-contaminated-by-arsenic-linked-to-myanmar-mines/ | ||
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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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Landmark win for Thai villagers, but gold mine appeal delays justice 14 Apr 2026 08:01:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/landmark-win-for-thai-villagers-but-gold-mine-appeal-delays-justice/ | ||
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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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Thai court rules gold mine liable, but villagers face uncertain justice 01 Apr 2026 18:17:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/thai-court-rules-gold-mine-liable-but-villagers-face-uncertain-justice/ | ||
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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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Sumatra province plan to permit ‘community’ mines alarms civil society 20 Feb 2026 07:41:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/sumatra-province-plan-to-permit-community-mines-alarms-civil-society/ | ||
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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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Successful campaign proves Ghana’s forests are worth more than gold (commentary) 05 Feb 2026 16:19:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/successful-campaign-proves-ghanas-forests-are-worth-more-than-gold-commentary/ | ||
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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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Indonesia revokes forest and mine permits over role in deadly Sumatra landslides 22 Jan 2026 01:38:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/indonesia-revokes-forest-and-mine-permits-over-role-in-deadly-sumatra-landslides/ | ||
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Indonesia sues 6 companies over alleged links to deadly floods & landslides 19 Jan 2026 06:21:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/indonesia-sues-6-companies-over-alleged-links-to-deadly-floods-landslides/ | ||
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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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Ghana repeals legislation that opened forest reserves to mining 08 Jan 2026 17:45:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/ghana-repeals-legislation-that-opened-forest-reserves-to-mining/ | ||
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Indonesia’s illegal gold boom leaves a toxic legacy of mercury pollution 07 Jan 2026 11:10:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/indonesias-illegal-gold-boom-leaves-a-toxic-legacy-of-mercury-pollution/ | ||
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After Cyclone Senyar, Indonesia probes whether development amplified scale of disaster 06 Jan 2026 10:53:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/after-cyclone-senyar-indonesia-probes-whether-development-amplified-scale-of-disaster/ | ||
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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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Mining controversies: The hidden toll of green energy 17 Dec 2025 12:41:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/mining-controversies-the-hidden-toll-of-green-energy/ | ||
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New mapping reveals hidden mining boom in Laos that threatens the Mekong 10 Dec 2025 05:02:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/new-mapping-reveals-hidden-mining-boom-in-laos-that-threatens-the-mekong/ | ||
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In Chocó, river defenders say race for energy transition threatens lifelines 08 Dec 2025 12:44:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/in-choco-river-defenders-say-race-for-energy-transition-threatens-lifelines/ | ||
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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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Toxic runoff from politically linked gold mine poisons Cambodian rivers, communities 24 Nov 2025 08:17:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/toxic-runoff-from-politically-linked-gold-mine-poisons-cambodian-rivers-communities/ | ||
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Why don’t forest protectors get paid? asks Suriname’s president 21 Nov 2025 10:34:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/why-dont-forest-protectors-get-paid-asks-surinames-president/ | ||
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Gold mining exposes Indigenous women in Nicaragua to high mercury levels 20 Nov 2025 16:14:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/gold-mining-exposes-indigenous-women-in-nicaragua-to-high-mercury-levels/ | ||
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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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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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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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Gold mining impacts persist after DRC shuts down company operations: Video 28 Oct 2025 17:25:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/gold-mining-impacts-persist-after-drc-shuts-down-company-operations-video/ | ||
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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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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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South American trade bloc orders Peru to crack down on mercury trafficking and illegal gold mining 07 Oct 2025 15:51:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/south-american-trade-bloc-orders-peru-to-crack-down-on-mercury-trafficking-and-illegal-gold-mining/ | ||
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Amid Venezuela’s illegal gold heist are armed groups, gangs & elites, report says 02 Oct 2025 14:57:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/amid-venezuelas-illegal-gold-heist-are-armed-groups-gangs-elites-report-says/ | ||
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Antimining activists cleared of ‘farce’ murder charges in El Salvador 01 Oct 2025 11:16:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/antimining-activists-cleared-of-farce-murder-charges-in-el-salvador/ | ||
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100,000 Ecuadorians protest Canadian mining project threatening key water source 19 Sep 2025 13:35:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/100000-ecuadorians-protest-canadian-mining-project-threatening-key-water-source/ | ||
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What Republic of Congo’s gold rush is leaving behind 17 Sep 2025 14:59:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/video/2025/09/what-republic-of-congos-gold-rush-is-leaving-behind/ | ||
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Study maps rare Borneo forests with unique habitats & urgent need for protection 13 Aug 2025 02:19:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/study-maps-rare-borneo-forests-with-unique-habitats-urgent-need-for-protection/ | ||
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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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Mexico’s rising mercury trade fuels toxic gold mining in Latin America: Report 30 Jul 2025 17:07:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/mexicos-rising-mercury-trade-fuels-toxic-gold-mining-in-latin-america-report/ | ||
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Peru seizes record 4-ton mercury shipment in fight against illegal gold mining 25 Jul 2025 16:43:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/peru-seizes-record-4-ton-mercury-shipment-in-fight-against-illegal-gold-mining/ | ||
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Organized crime & gold trade are increasingly connected, report shows 25 Jun 2025 18:03:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/organized-crime-gold-trade-are-increasingly-connected-report-shows/ | ||
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‘It’s our garden’: PNG villages fight to prevent mine waste dumping in the sea 13 Jun 2025 02:37:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/its-our-garden-png-villages-fight-to-prevent-mine-waste-dumping-in-the-sea/ | ||
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Rare earth rush in Myanmar blamed for toxic river spillover into Thailand 09 Jun 2025 23:09:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/rare-earth-rush-in-myanmar-blamed-for-toxic-river-spillover-into-thailand/ | ||
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Future of Mexican communal land in limbo as mining company overstays agreement 27 May 2025 14:38:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/future-of-mexican-communal-land-in-limbo-as-mining-company-overstays-agreement/ | ||
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Deforestation in REDD-protected Congo rainforests is ‘beyond words’ 20 May 2025 19:33:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025/05/deforestation-in-redd-protected-congo-rainforests-is-beyond-words/ | ||
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Republic of Congo’s gold mining boom undermines conservation efforts 16 May 2025 13:31:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/republic-of-congos-gold-mining-boom-undermines-conservation-efforts/ | ||
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Amazon illegal miners smuggle gold into Venezuela 15 May 2025 11:24:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/amazon-illegal-miners-smuggle-gold-into-venezuela/ | ||
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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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Armed groups and junta profit as toxic mines devour southern Myanmar 23 Apr 2025 18:45:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/armed-groups-and-junta-profit-as-toxic-mines-devour-southern-myanmar/ | ||
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Ecuador communities resist Canada-backed gold mine in sacred highlands 17 Apr 2025 15:44:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/ecuador-communities-resist-canada-backed-gold-mine-in-sacred-highlands/ | ||
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