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“The price of the Amazon? UN denounces a network of slavery behind illegal mining, livestock farming, and deforestation.”
Tomoya Obokata, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, expressed his "enormous concern" this Friday about the continuity of practices similar...
The demand of Amazonian indigenous peoples: Peru, Brazil, and Colombia call for a halt to illegal gold mining and mercury use
During the **First exchange of (https://noticiasambientales.com/compromiso-ambiental/los-pueblos-indigenas-son-la-clave-para-proteger-el-medio-ambiente/#google_vignette)** on illegal gold mining and mercury pollution, held in July (from 2nd to 4th) at **Amacayacu National Natural...
Peru seizes four tons of illegal mercury in historic operation against gold mining
In an unprecedented operation, customs authorities from Peru intercepted four tons of illegal mercury at the port of Callao, marking the largest seizure recorded...
Illegal mining in Brazil: Reports of labor exploitation and pollution in the heart of the Amazon
A recent report revealed the environmental and human impact of illegal mining in Brazil. It exposed cases of modern slavery and mercury contamination.
A recent...
Amazonian trees as natural sensors of mercury pollution
A recent study has revealed that certain Amazonian trees can function as natural sensors to track mercury contamination derived from illegal gold mining.
The Ficus...
