Illegal gold is booming in South America
Article by The Economist I November 9, 2023 (Link to Original Article: https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/11/09/illegal-gold-is-booming-in-south-america)
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Lifted sanctions on gold, oil could slow conservation efforts in Venezuela
Article by Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay I November 8, 2023
Why is Maduro Cracking Down on Amazonian Miners?
Article by Tony Frangie Mawad and Luis González Morales, Caracas Chronicles I November 7, 2023
Joe Biden’s big Venezuela bet is already in trouble
Article by Michael Stott, Financial Times I October 27, 2023 (Link to Original Article: https://www.ft.com/content/5095cc57-de30-44cc-b32e-e48876c0794b)
Brazil says illegal miners driven from Indigenous territory, but ‘war’ not over
Article by Tom Phillips, The Guardian I July 10, 2023
Venezuela’s harmful mining activities grow
Article by Stachowicz et al, Science I May 19, 2023
Brazilian gold miners get free rein in Venezuela’s Indigenous lands
Article by Mie Hoejris Dahl, Mongabay I April 11, 20223
Illegal Gold Mining Operations in Venezuelan Amazon on the Rise
Article by Julieta Pelcastre, Diálogo Américas I March 16, 2023
InSight Crime: Doubts Remain Over Venezuela’s Efforts to Stop Illegal Mining
Report by InSight Crime | February 17, 2023
CGTN America on Twitter: "See how illegal mining is affecting the Amazon rainforest in Venezuela."
Via @cgtnamerica
Venezuela’s Yapacana National Park suffering increasing mining deforestation: report
Article by Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay I January 11, 2023
How ‘blood gold’ damages the Amazon rainforest in Venezuela
Article by Noelani Kirschner, ShareAmerica I January 5, 2023