This report, prepared by several organizations from six Amazonian countries (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela), addresses the impacts of illegal gold mining in the Amazon, focusing on its devastating effects on human rights and biodiversity.
Illegal mining in the Amazon is controlled in many cases by criminal networks facilitated by corruption and lack of state presence.
Read and download the report in English Illegal Gold Mining: Impacts on Human Rights and Biodiversity in the Amazon – Six Countries Report