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Setback for Guinea mine that threatens World Heritage chimp reserve
15 May 2024 10:20:34 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/setback-for-guinea-mine-that-threatens-world-heritage-chimp-reserve/
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Environmental defenders paid the price during Panama’s historic mining protests – report
14 May 2024 21:40:51 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/environmental-defenders-paid-the-price-during-panamas-historic-mining-protests-report/
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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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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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What’s really at stake in the Venezuela-Guyana land dispute? (commentary)
03 Apr 2024 21:28:53 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/whats-really-at-stake-in-the-venezuela-guyana-land-dispute-commentary/
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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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Indonesia to offer tax perks to companies investing in reforestation of its new capital city
21 Feb 2024 11:09:42 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/indonesia-to-offer-tax-perks-to-companies-investing-in-reforestation-of-its-new-capital-city/
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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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Sanctioned timber baron wins new mining concessions in Cambodia’s Prey Lang
23 Jan 2024 02:06:43 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/sanctioned-timber-baron-wins-new-mining-concessions-in-cambodias-prey-lang/
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A rush for ‘green’ iron is on in Guinea. Will chimpanzees be a casualty?
17 Jan 2024 12:51:38 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/a-rush-for-green-iron-is-on-in-guinea-will-chimpanzees-be-a-casualty/
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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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Paradise lost? Brazil’s biggest bauxite mining firm denies riverine rights
27 Nov 2023 15:04:46 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/paradise-lost-brazils-biggest-bauxite-mining-firm-denies-riverine-rights/
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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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How the U.S. financial system props up illegal logging and mining
14 Nov 2023 16:09:54 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/how-the-u-s-financial-system-props-up-illegal-logging-and-mining/
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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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How Canada’s growing presence in Latin America is hurting the environment
22 Sep 2023 19:20:28 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/how-canadas-growing-presence-in-latin-america-is-hurting-the-environment/
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Amazonian Indigenous leaders call for 80×2025 at Climate Week (commentary)
19 Sep 2023 16:21:06 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/amazonian-indigenous-leaders-call-for-80x2025-at-climate-week-commentary/
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Study: Tricky balancing act between EV scale-up and mining battery metals
08 Sep 2023 15:54:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/study-tricky-balancing-act-between-ev-scale-up-and-mining-battery-metals/
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Cambodia approves, then suspends, marble mine in Keo Seima REDD+ project
31 Aug 2023 03:17:44 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/cambodia-approves-then-suspends-marble-mine-in-keo-seima-redd-project/
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A just energy transition requires better governance & equity in the DRC
19 Jul 2023 21:05:58 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/a-just-energy-transition-requires-better-governance-equity-in-the-drc/
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Drug trafficking fuels other deforestation drivers in the Amazon: report
14 Jul 2023 17:33:29 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/drug-trafficking-fuels-other-deforestation-drivers-in-the-amazon-report/
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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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Mechanized destruction of Brazil’s Amazon is rising, but not inevitable
07 Jun 2023 09:00:25 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/mechanized-destruction-of-brazils-amazon-is-rising-but-not-inevitable/
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Militarized conservation: Insecurity for some, security for others? (commentary)
06 Jun 2023 14:00:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/militarized-conservation-insecurity-for-some-security-for-others-commentary/
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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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Amazon Rainforest loss could reach new height in just 5 years, study says
11 May 2023 22:41:02 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/amazon-rainforest-loss-could-reach-new-height-in-just-5-years-study-says/
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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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Mongabay Explores the Congo Basin: The ‘heart of the world’ is at a turning point
25 Apr 2023 18:49:54 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/mongabay-explores-the-congo-basin-the-heart-of-the-world-is-at-a-turning-point/
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Deforestation in Borneo threatens three endangered, endemic plant species
21 Apr 2023 04:00:54 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/deforestation-in-borneo-threatens-three-endangered-endemic-plant-species/
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Mining may contribute to deforestation more than previously thought, report says
20 Apr 2023 10:00:29 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/mining-may-contribute-to-deforestation-more-than-previously-thought-report-says/
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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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‘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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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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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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Illegal road found in Yanomami land accelerates destruction
26 Jan 2023 14:24:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/illegal-road-found-in-yanomami-land-accelerates-destruction/
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Yanomami health disaster prompts outrage as Lula vows to tackle crisis
25 Jan 2023 15:15:37 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/yanomami-health-disaster-prompts-outrage-as-lula-vows-to-tackle-crisis/
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Deforestation ‘out of control’ in reserve in Brazil’s cattle capital
11 Jan 2023 20:24:44 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/deforestation-out-of-control-in-reserve-in-brazils-cattle-capital/
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Venezuela’s Yapacana National Park suffering increasing mining deforestation: report
11 Jan 2023 10:00:36 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/venezuelas-yapacana-national-park-suffering-increasing-mining-deforestation-report/
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In Brazil’s Amazon, land grabbers scramble to claim disputed Indigenous reserve
29 Dec 2022 18:51:24 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/in-brazils-amazon-land-grabbers-scramble-to-claim-disputed-indigenous-reserve/
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In Liberia, a gold boom leads to unregulated mining and ailing rivers
22 Dec 2022 09:27:25 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/in-liberia-a-gold-boom-leads-to-unregulated-mining-and-ailing-rivers/
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Gold mining invades remote protected area in Ecuador
21 Dec 2022 19:20:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/gold-mining-invades-remote-protected-area-in-ecuador/
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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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Indonesia’s grand EV plans hinge on a ‘green’ industrial park that likely isn’t
15 Nov 2022 08:31:33 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/indonesias-grand-ev-plans-hinge-on-a-green-industrial-park-that-likely-isnt/
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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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Activists welcome decision to revoke permit for controversial Philippine gold mine
21 Sep 2022 13:29:57 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/activists-welcome-decision-to-revoke-permit-for-controversial-philippine-gold-mine/
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Industrial mining’s tropical deforestation footprint spills beyond concessions
14 Sep 2022 12:51:46 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/industrial-minings-tropical-deforestation-footprint-spills-beyond-concessions/
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Brazil miner sees Indigenous land as ripe for exploration if protections expire
30 Aug 2022 07:41:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/brazil-miner-sees-indigenous-land-as-ripe-for-exploration-if-protections-expire/
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Raids reveal how illegal gold from Indigenous lands gets laundered in Brazil
29 Aug 2022 15:53:13 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/raids-reveal-how-illegal-gold-from-indigenous-lands-gets-laundered-in-brazil/
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Fighting extractive industries in Ecuador: Q&A with Indigenous rights activist María Espinosa
22 Aug 2022 17:21:16 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/fighting-extractive-industries-in-ecuador-qa-with-indigenous-activist-maria-espinosa/
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Deforestation in Borneo threatens one in four orangutans, study says
26 Jul 2022 15:10:48 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/deforestation-in-borneo-threatens-one-in-four-orangutans-study-says/
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