Heavy metal pollution such as mercury, lead, arsenic, and cadmium, resulting from mining activities in Bolivia, is wreaking havoc on the health of the indigenous peoples and their territories.
Facing this critical situation, representatives of affected communities went to Congress...
In recent days, environmental organizations in Mendoza are demanding the release of two activists: they claim they are imprisoned for defending water.
These activists are Mauricio Cornejo and Federico Soria, who were arrested after participating in a protest against the...
The A'I Cofan in the Amazon, who have won a legal battle against unconsulted mining and large-scale concessions, denounce non-compliance by the Ecuadorian Ministry of the Environment in the reparation process ordered by the Constitutional Court.
SINANGOE COMMUNITY, Ecuador.— The...
The impacts of illegal gold mining in Brazil are enormous and can be traced in a long chain that affects nature, biodiversity, and human health.
The government and science are still understanding the extent of this damage, with the contribution...
In the last few weeks, devastating images showing the consequences of illegal mining in Colombia have emerged. Hundreds of square kilometers of forests and bodies of water completely devastated by machinery.
According to local authorities' estimates, this practice is carried...
The **Okapi Wildlife Reserve**, a (https://noticiasambientales.com/compromiso-ambiental/la-unesco-inscribe-13-nuevos-lugares-como-patrimonio-de-la-humanidad/) located in the jungle of the Ituri province, in eastern **Congo**, is facing serious threats due to the **expansion of gold mining** led by the Chinese company Kimia Mining Investment.
This development is taking...
