What is the real socioeconomic impact of gold and diamond mining in the Amazon?
Article by Instituto Escolhas I January 29, 2021
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Malaria in Southern Venezuela: The hottest hotspot in Latin America
Article by Maria Eugenia Grillet, et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases I January 25, 2021
Gold, Nickel, Diamanten und jede Menge Gift
Article by Tom Mustroph, Neues Deutschland | January 13, 2021
„Bergbau entfesselt die Gewalt“
Article by Tom Mustroph, Berlin Kultur | January 11, 2021
Sparkling Jewels, Opaque Supply Chains
Report by Juliane Kippenberg & Jo Becker, Human Rights Watch | November 24, 2020
Amazon gold rush: Brazil grapples with illegal mining in the rainforest
Article by Bryan Harris, Sam Cowie & Gideon Long, Financial Times | November 4, 2020
Illegal Mining in Venezuela is Exacerbating Violence, Ecocide, and Global Corruption. The International Community Must Act.
Article by Katie Burns & Alessandra Pinna, Freedom House | October 1, 2020
Coronavirus Spreads Deep Into the Amazon, Imperiling an Ancient Tribe
Article by Luciana Magalhaes & Juan Forero, Wall Street Journal | September 27, 2020
Tracing Tainted Gold
Article by Bram Ebus, Mercury Chasing the Quicksilver | September 14, 2020
The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation in Indigenous Territories
Article by Chris Van Dam, Forest Trends I September 10, 2020
BBC ALBA: Illegal Mining Threatens Venezuelan World Heritage Site and Indigenous Pemon People
Video Report by Andreas Wolff, BBC ALBA | Sep 1, 2020 (Scottish-Gaelic)