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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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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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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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Brazil serves potentially contaminated shark meat to children in public schools 07 Aug 2025 18:34:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/brazil-serves-potentially-contaminated-shark-meat-to-children-in-public-schools/ | ||
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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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U’wa people await implementation of landmark court ruling against Colombian gov’t 11 Jul 2025 15:18:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/uwa-people-await-implementation-of-landmark-court-ruling-against-colombian-govt/ | ||
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Indigenous Amazonians win landmark ruling against mercury pollution in Colombia 09 Jul 2025 15:41:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/indigenous-amazonians-win-landmark-ruling-against-mercury-pollution-in-colombia/ | ||
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Indonesia tests shows blood mercury rising at ground zero of world energy transition 09 Jul 2025 03:26:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/indonesia-tests-shows-blood-mercury-rising-at-ground-zero-of-world-energy-transition/ | ||
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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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Alaska wolves poisoned by mercury after switching to sea otter diet 13 Jun 2025 21:49:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/alaska-wolves-poisoned-by-mercury-after-switching-to-sea-otter-diet/ | ||
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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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Researchers find high levels of mercury in Amazon’s Madeira River water & fish 27 Nov 2024 14:18:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/researchers-find-high-levels-of-mercury-in-amazons-madeira-river-water-fish/ | ||
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Brazil sets a date to remove illegal miners from Munduruku land, more details await 06 Nov 2024 23:23:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/brazil-sets-a-date-to-remove-illegal-miners-from-munduruku-land-more-details-await/ | ||
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Can nations ever get artisanal gold mining right? 13 Aug 2024 17:38:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/can-nations-ever-get-artisanal-gold-mining-right/ | ||
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Report reveals widespread use of smuggled mercury in Amazon gold mining 17 Jul 2024 13:16:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/report-reveals-widespread-use-of-smuggled-mercury-in-amazon-gold-mining/ | ||
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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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Forest restoration planned for Colombia’s Farallones de Cali National Park 09 Jan 2024 19:46:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/forest-restoration-planned-for-colombias-farallones-de-cali-national-park/ | ||
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Residents of southeast Alaskan town debate mine that’s bound to change region 26 May 2023 15:02:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/residents-of-southeast-alaskan-town-debate-mine-thats-bound-to-change-region/ | ||
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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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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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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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Indigenous youths lured by the illegal mines destroying their Amazon homeland 30 Nov 2022 16:45:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/indigenous-youths-lured-by-the-illegal-mines-destroying-their-amazon-homeland/ | ||
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About 72% of gold miners poisoned with mercury at artisanal mining sites in Cameroon 29 Nov 2022 21:01:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/about-72-of-gold-miners-poisoned-with-mercury-at-artisanal-mining-sites-in-cameroon/ | ||
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U.N. report calls for the ban of mercury trade and its use in gold mining 24 Nov 2022 17:53:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/u-n-report-calls-for-the-ban-of-mercury-trade-and-its-use-in-gold-mining/ | ||
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Mercury rising: Why Bolivia remains South America’s hub for the toxic trade 08 Nov 2022 09:01:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/mercury-rising-why-bolivia-remains-south-americas-hub-for-the-toxic-trade/ | ||
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Shady contracts, backdoor deals spur illegal gold mining in Bolivian Amazon 08 Nov 2022 09:00:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/shady-contracts-backdoor-deals-spur-illegal-gold-mining-in-bolivian-amazon/ | ||
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Chinese companies criticized for mercury pollution in Cameroon 05 Sep 2022 08:48:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/chinese-companies-slated-for-mercury-pollution-in-cameroon/ | ||
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At 30, Brazil’s Yanomami reserve is beset by mining, malaria and mercury 09 Jun 2022 13:33:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/at-30-brazils-yanomami-reserve-is-beset-by-mining-malaria-and-mercury/ | ||
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In a biodiversity haven, mining drives highest ever recorded levels of mercury 28 Feb 2022 07:30:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/in-a-biodiversity-haven-mining-drives-highest-ever-recorded-levels-of-mercury/ | ||
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Brazil’s Amazon gold mining to be “stimulated” by Bolsonaro’s decree (commentary) 22 Feb 2022 22:04:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/brazils-amazon-gold-mining-to-be-stimulated-by-bolsonaros-decree-commentary/ | ||
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Alaskan Indigenous leaders fear impacts on salmon streams by mining project 26 Jan 2022 18:15:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/alaskan-indigenous-leaders-fear-impacts-on-salmon-streams-from-mining-project/ | ||
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Amazon to Alps: Swiss gold imports from Brazil tread a legal minefield 21 Jan 2022 17:31:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/amazon-to-alps-swiss-gold-imports-from-brazil-tread-a-legal-minefield/ | ||
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Secrecy shrouds new gold mining deal in Guyana’s Marudi mountains 22 Dec 2021 16:00:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/secrecy-shrouds-new-gold-mining-deal-in-guyanas-marudi-mountains/ | ||
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In Colombia, legal mining proves a win-win for environment, traditional communities 25 Sep 2021 06:39:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/in-colombia-legal-mining-proves-a-win-win-for-environment-traditional-communities/ | ||
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Illegal mining in Colombia’s Amazon threatens Indigenous communities 24 Aug 2021 22:17:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/illegal-mining-in-colombias-amazon-threatens-indigenous-communities/ | ||
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Mining exposes Indigenous women in Latin America to high mercury levels 01 Jul 2021 15:40:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/mining-exposes-indigenous-women-in-latin-america-to-high-mercury-levels/ | ||
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Madagascar shuts down ‘illegal’ gold mine but activists remain in legal limbo 21 Oct 2020 13:55:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/madagascar-shuts-down-illegal-gold-mine-but-activists-remain-in-legal-limbo/ | ||
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Mercury from gold mining contaminates Amazon communities’ staple fish 03 Sep 2020 12:03:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/mercury-from-gold-mining-contaminates-amazon-communities-staple-fish/ | ||
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Amazon gold mining wipes out rainforest regeneration for years: Study 04 Aug 2020 17:19:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/amazon-gold-mining-wipes-out-rainforest-regeneration-for-years-study/ | ||
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Gold priced at $1,700 per ounce brings new gold rush to Brazilian Amazon 01 Jul 2020 11:32:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/gold-priced-at-1700-per-ounce-brings-new-gold-rush-to-brazilian-amazon/ | ||
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Mercury with that? Shark fins served with illegal doses of heavy metals 19 Jun 2020 13:01:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/mercury-with-that-shark-fins-served-with-illegal-doses-of-heavy-metals/ | ||
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A third of Peru’s La Pampa forest cleared for illegal mining ponds, study finds 02 Apr 2020 11:35:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/a-third-of-perus-la-pampa-forest-cleared-for-illegal-mining-ponds-study-finds/ | ||
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Complaint alleges oil company left Peru communities’ environment in ruins 12 Mar 2020 09:17:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2020/03/complaint-alleges-oil-company-left-communities-environment-in-ruins/ | ||
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Illegal gold rush causing ‘irreversible damage’ to rivers in the Brazilian Amazon 20 Dec 2019 15:58:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2019/12/illegal-gold-rush-causing-irreversible-damage-to-rivers-in-the-brazilian-amazon/ | ||
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Toxic river: Mining, mercury and murder continue to plague Colombia’s Atrato 10 Oct 2019 11:00:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2019/10/toxic-river-mining-mercury-and-murder-continue-to-plague-colombias-atrato/ | ||
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Gold, wood, religion: Threats to Colombia’s isolated indigenous peoples 03 Jun 2019 14:31:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/gold-wood-religion-threats-to-colombias-isolated-indigenous-peoples/ | ||
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Mercury poisoning chief among health problems facing Peru’s uncontacted tribes 09 May 2019 11:19:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2019/05/mercury-poisoning-chief-among-health-problems-facing-perus-uncontacted-tribes/ | ||
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Illegal online sales driving mercury pollution crisis in Indonesia 08 Apr 2019 00:31:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/illegal-online-sales-driving-mercury-pollution-crisis-in-indonesia/ | ||
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Women in small-island states exposed to high levels of mercury: study 27 Nov 2018 11:03:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2018/11/women-in-small-island-states-exposed-to-high-levels-of-mercury-study/ | ||
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Latam Eco Review: Industrial fishing in the Galapagos, fracking Colombian cloud forests, whale sharks in Peru 02 Sep 2018 09:05:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/latam-eco-review-industrial-fishing-in-the-galapagos-fracking-colombian-cloud-forests-whale-sharks-in-peru/ | ||
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On an island in the sun, coal power is king over abundant solar 08 Aug 2018 07:35:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2018/08/on-an-island-in-the-sun-coal-power-is-king-over-abundant-solar/ | ||
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Colombia bans the use of mercury in mining 01 Aug 2018 18:31:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2018/08/colombia-bans-the-use-of-mercury-in-mining/ | ||
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Four regions in Peru exposed to mercury contamination 08 May 2018 13:54:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2018/05/four-regions-in-peru-exposed-to-mercury-contamination/ | ||
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Venezuelan gold strike prompts invasion by 3,000 miners, military raid 25 Apr 2018 11:47:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2018/04/venezuelan-gold-strike-prompts-invasion-by-3000-miners-military-raid/ | ||
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Ire and ore: Demands grow for clarity around Cambodian gold mine 03 Apr 2018 18:22:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2018/04/ire-and-ore-demands-grow-for-clarity-around-cambodian-gold-mine/ | ||
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Impacts of gas drilling on wildlife in Peru and a Goldman Prize winner on mercury contamination 01 Nov 2017 12:10:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2017/11/audio-impacts-of-gas-drilling-on-wildlife-in-peru-and-a-goldman-prize-winner-on-mercury-contamination/ | ||
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Saving the Serranía de San Lucas, a vital link in the ‘jaguar corridor’ 01 Sep 2017 13:57:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/saving-the-serrania-de-san-lucas-a-vital-link-in-the-jaguar-corridor/ | ||
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Peru rainforest lost to illegal gold mining eclipses 10 Manhattans 24 Nov 2016 01:07:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2016/11/peru-rainforest-lost-to-illegal-gold-mining-eclipses-10-manhattans/ | ||
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