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As miner quells protests in Ecuador, Canadian firms’ rights record faces scrutiny 15 May 2024 16:02:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/as-miner-quells-protests-in-ecuador-canadian-firms-rights-record-faces-scrutiny/ | ||
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Is the extractive sector really favorable for the Pan Amazon’s economy? 08 May 2024 14:00:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/is-the-extractive-sector-really-favorable-for-the-pan-amazons-economy/ | ||
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Indigenous Philippine village rejects gold mine, cites flawed consultation 01 May 2024 07:40:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/indigenous-philippine-village-rejects-gold-mine-cites-flawed-consultation/ | ||
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The environmental mismanagement of enduring oil industry impacts in the Pan Amazon 17 Apr 2024 13:15:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/the-environmental-mismanagement-of-enduring-oil-industry-impacts-in-the-pan-amazon/ | ||
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Protected areas bear the brunt as forest loss continues across Cambodia 17 Apr 2024 02:50:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/protected-areas-bear-the-brunt-as-forest-loss-continues-across-cambodia/ | ||
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Brazil’s illegal gold trade takes a hammering, but persists underground 16 Apr 2024 14:29:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/brazils-illegal-gold-trade-takes-a-hammering-but-persists-underground/ | ||
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Illegal mining in the Pan Amazon: an ecological disaster for floodplains and local communities 09 Apr 2024 10:13:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/illegal-mining-in-the-pan-amazon-an-ecological-disaster-for-floodplains-and-local-communities/ | ||
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Mining in the Pan Amazon in pursuit of the world’s most precious metal 04 Apr 2024 12:47:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/mining-in-the-pan-amazon-in-pursuit-of-the-worlds-most-precious-metal/ | ||
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Amazon prosecutors get sharper impact tool to charge illegal gold dealers 27 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/amazon-prosecutors-get-sharper-impact-tool-to-charge-illegal-gold-dealers/ | ||
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The environmental and social liabilities of the extractive sector 26 Mar 2024 14:42:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/the-environmental-and-social-liabilities-of-the-extractive-sector/ | ||
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Mineral commodities: the wealth that generates most impacts in the Pan Amazon | Chapter 5 of “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon” 21 Mar 2024 11:27:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/mineral-commodities-the-wealth-that-generates-most-impacts-in-the-pan-amazon-chapter-5-of-a-perfect-storm-in-the-amazon/ | ||
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Norway pension fund breaks with U.K. conglomerate Jardines over endangered orangutan habitat 12 Mar 2024 04:28:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/norway-pension-fund-breaks-with-u-k-conglomerate-jardines-over-endangered-orangutan-habitat/ | ||
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Indonesian gold mine expanding in ‘wrong direction’ into orangutan habitat 11 Mar 2024 16:13:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/indonesian-gold-mine-expanding-in-wrong-direction-into-orangutan-habitat/ | ||
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Harmful mining continues in Nicaragua despite U.S. sanctions, new investigation shows 05 Feb 2024 16:40:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/harmful-mining-continues-in-nicaragua-despite-u-s-sanctions-new-investigation-shows/ | ||
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Bid to mitigate gold mine’s impact on orangutans hit by stonewalling, data secrecy 02 Feb 2024 09:52:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/bid-to-mitigate-gold-mines-impact-on-orangutans-hit-by-stonewalling-data-secrecy/ | ||
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Illegal gold mining threatens Indus River water and biodiversity in Pakistan (commentary) 09 Jan 2024 00:56:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/illegal-gold-mining-threatens-indus-river-water-and-biodiversity-commentary/ | ||
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Illegal gold mining devastates Peruvian Amazon river and communities 02 Jan 2024 15:27:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/illegal-gold-mining-devastates-peruvian-amazon-river-and-communities/ | ||
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Mining company Belo Sun sues environmental defenders in intimidation tactic, NGOs say 12 Dec 2023 18:33:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/mining-company-belo-sun-sues-environmental-defenders-in-intimidation-tactic-ngos-say/ | ||
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Chinese gold miners ‘illegally’ tearing up Cambodian wildlife sanctuary 07 Dec 2023 02:27:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/chinese-gold-miners-illegally-tearing-up-cambodian-wildlife-sanctuary/ | ||
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Peru’s crackdown on illegal gold mining a success, but only briefly, study shows 05 Dec 2023 11:28:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/perus-crackdown-on-illegal-gold-mining-a-success-but-only-briefly-study-shows/ | ||
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Smallholders and loggers push deeper into Sumatra’s largest park 29 Nov 2023 23:43:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/smallholders-and-loggers-push-deeper-into-sumatras-largest-park/ | ||
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Can blockchain clean up the gold industry in Brazil and across the globe? 14 Nov 2023 17:03:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/can-blockchain-clean-up-the-gold-industry-in-brazil-and-across-the-globe/ | ||
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Lifted sanctions on gold, oil could slow conservation efforts in Venezuela 08 Nov 2023 18:04:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/lifted-sanctions-on-gold-oil-could-slow-conservation-efforts-in-venezuela/ | ||
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Tensions flare as Ecuador’s environment consultation process is put to the test 16 Oct 2023 16:58:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/tensions-flare-as-ecuadors-environment-consultation-process-is-put-to-the-test/ | ||
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‘It’s a real mess’: Mining and deforestation threaten unparalleled DRC wildlife haven 13 Oct 2023 01:41:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/its-a-real-mess-mining-and-deforestation-threaten-unparalleled-drc-wildlife-haven/ | ||
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Muddied tropical rivers reveal magnitude of global gold mining boom: Study 05 Sep 2023 13:44:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/muddied-tropical-rivers-reveal-magnitude-of-global-gold-mining-boom-study/ | ||
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International community calls for release of El Salvador antimining activists 02 Aug 2023 11:00:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/international-community-calls-for-release-of-el-salvador-antimining-activists/ | ||
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No new mining operations on Yanomami land after raids and deaths 21 Jun 2023 14:03:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/no-new-mining-operations-on-yanomami-land-after-raids-and-deaths/ | ||
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A powerful U.S. political family is behind a copper mine in the Colombian rainforest 14 Jun 2023 16:04:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/a-powerful-political-family-from-new-hampshire-is-behind-a-copper-mine-in-the-colombian-rainforest/ | ||
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Venezuela’s environmental crisis is getting worse. Here are seven things to know. 13 Jun 2023 19:50:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/venezuelas-environmental-crisis-is-getting-worse-here-are-seven-things-to-know/ | ||
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Venezuela’s hidden runways bring both life and destruction to Indigenous lands 24 May 2023 16:28:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/venezuelas-hidden-runways-bring-both-life-and-destruction-to-indigenous-lands/ | ||
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Chemical spill in Nicaraguan reserve raises questions about industrial mining regulations 19 May 2023 17:48:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/chemical-spill-in-nicaraguan-reserve-raises-questions-about-industrial-mining-regulations/ | ||
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A Guatemalan town fights to bar gold mining and save its waters 09 May 2023 06:58:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/a-guatemalan-town-fights-to-bar-gold-mining-and-save-its-waters/ | ||
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In a Bolivian protected area torn up for gold, focus is on limiting damage 02 May 2023 23:35:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/in-a-bolivian-protected-area-torn-up-for-gold-focus-is-on-limiting-damage/ | ||
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A frontline view of the fight against illegal mining in Yanomami territory 02 May 2023 09:18:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/a-frontline-view-of-the-fight-against-illegal-mining-in-yanomami-territory/ | ||
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Gold miner faces global protests as it rekindles a mine with a violent legacy 01 May 2023 20:01:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/gold-miner-faces-global-protests-as-it-rekindles-a-mine-with-a-violent-legacy/ | ||
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A mountain of gold: Mining titles threaten Indigenous lands in Guainía, Colombia 26 Apr 2023 09:53:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/a-mountain-of-gold-mining-titles-threaten-indigenous-lands-in-guainia-colombia/ | ||
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Professional services abound for Amazon land grabbers seeking legitimacy 25 Apr 2023 18:51:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/professional-services-abound-for-amazon-land-grabbers-seeking-legitimacy/ | ||
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‘Don’t buy Brazilian gold’: Q&A with Indigenous leader Júnior Hekurari Yanomami 20 Apr 2023 18:51:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/dont-buy-brazilian-gold-qa-with-indigenous-leader-junior-hekurari-yanomami/ | ||
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Power of traditional beliefs lies at the heart of an anti-mine campaign in PNG 17 Apr 2023 13:14:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/power-of-traditional-beliefs-lies-at-the-heart-of-an-anti-mine-campaign-in-png/ | ||
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World’s newest great ape faces habitat loss, multiple threats: Will it survive? 14 Apr 2023 03:44:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/worlds-newest-great-ape-faces-habitat-loss-multiple-threats-will-it-survive/ | ||
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International mercury regulations fail to protect the environment, public health: study 13 Apr 2023 16:53:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/international-mercury-regulations-fail-to-protect-the-environment-public-health-study/ | ||
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Brazilian gold miners get free rein in Venezuela’s Indigenous lands 11 Apr 2023 16:21:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/brazilian-gold-miners-get-free-rein-in-venezuelas-indigenous-lands/ | ||
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Report sums up Bolsonaro’s destruction legacy and Amazon’s next critical steps 11 Apr 2023 14:54:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/report-sums-up-bolsonaros-destruction-legacy-and-amazons-next-critical-steps/ | ||
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‘Gold library’ helps Brazil crack down on Amazon’s illegal mining 06 Apr 2023 18:18:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/gold-library-helps-brazil-crack-down-on-amazons-illegal-mining/ | ||
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Element Africa: Gold in Ghana, oil in Nigeria, and fracking in South Africa 05 Apr 2023 11:46:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/element-africa-gold-in-ghana-oil-in-nigeria-and-fracking-in-south-africa/ | ||
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In central Brazil, mining company ignores Quilombola concerns over gold project 29 Mar 2023 20:22:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/in-central-brazil-mining-company-ignores-quilombola-concerns-over-gold-project/ | ||
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Can a new regional pact protect the Amazon from environmental crime? (commentary) 28 Mar 2023 17:01:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/can-a-new-regional-pact-protect-the-amazon-from-environmental-crime-commentary/ | ||
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UN denounces new attacks on Indigenous people in Nicaragua’s largest reserve 21 Mar 2023 15:48:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/un-denounces-new-attacks-on-indigenous-people-in-nicaraguas-largest-reserve/ | ||
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Brazil tackles illegal miners, but finds their mercury legacy harder to erase 16 Mar 2023 15:15:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/brazil-tackles-illegal-miners-but-finds-their-mercury-legacy-harder-to-erase/ | ||
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Colombia, Ecuador announce alert system to protect Indigenous Awá from armed groups 10 Mar 2023 17:34:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/colombia-ecuador-announce-alert-system-to-protect-indigenous-awa-from-armed-groups/ | ||
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Struggles loom as Bolivia prepares new plan to clean up its mercury problem 09 Mar 2023 08:15:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/struggles-ahead-as-bolivia-prepares-new-plan-to-clean-up-its-mercury-problem/ | ||
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Lula government scrambles to overcome Yanomami crisis, but hurdles remain 06 Mar 2023 18:33:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/lula-government-scrambles-to-overcome-yanomami-crisis-but-hurdles-remain/ | ||
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‘Brought down by gold’: Communities and nature suffer amid Nigerian bonanza 03 Mar 2023 14:12:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/brought-down-by-gold-communities-and-nature-suffer-amid-nigerian-bonanza/ | ||
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Yanomami crisis sparks action against illegal gold in the Amazon 28 Feb 2023 17:55:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/yanomami-crisis-sparks-action-against-illegal-gold-in-the-amazon/ | ||
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Treacherous pits and lakes left in the wake of Cameroon’s abandoned mining sites 24 Feb 2023 17:51:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/treacherous-pits-and-lakes-left-in-the-wake-of-cameroons-abandoned-mining-sites/ | ||
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Newly described DiCaprio’s snake and others threatened by mining in Ecuador and Panama 23 Feb 2023 20:35:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/newly-described-dicaprios-snake-and-others-threatened-by-mining-in-ecuador-and-panama/ | ||
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‘Mercury is a complex problem’: Q&A with Colombian Mining Minister Irene Vélez Torres 20 Feb 2023 18:35:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/mercury-is-a-complex-problem-qa-with-colombian-mining-minister-irene-velez-torres/ | ||
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For some Colombians, vows of mining reform are just a flash in the pan 20 Feb 2023 18:26:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/for-some-colombians-vows-of-mining-reform-are-just-a-flash-in-the-pan/ | ||
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The $20m flip: The story of the largest land grab in the Brazilian Amazon 14 Feb 2023 15:16:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/the-20m-flip-the-story-of-the-largest-land-grab-in-the-brazilian-amazon/ | ||
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