This report, prepared by the Coalition against Illegal Mining in the Amazon (CMIA)—an alliance of organizations from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela—examines how illegal gold mining is accelerating the climate crisis, destroying ecosystems, and violating human rights across the Amazon Basin. Through satellite data, field research, and testimonies from Indigenous and local communities, the […]

The CMIA is a coalition of civil society organizations from six Amazonian countries — Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela — together with regional and international allies. Its mission is to halt the advance of illegal mining in the Amazon through rigorous documentation, policy advocacy, evidence-based information sharing, and the strengthening of alliances with […]

This is the 11th edition of the World Heritage Watch (WHW) Annual Report since we began our work in 2014. Since then, our global network has grown to more than 200 civil society actors in over 60 countries. World Heritage Watch Reports have become more voluminous over the years. The report contributed by SOSOrinoco on […]

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Maduro just ordered electricity rationing and reduced working hours for public offices. But the climate emergency he used as the excuse can’t be observed at the region that feeds the country’s main hydroelectric reservoir

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Illegal mining reaches Venezuela’s famed Angel Falls

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Article by Tom Phillips, The Guardian I July 10, 2023

Article by Stachowicz et al, Science I May 19, 2023

Article by Jose Guarnizo, Mongabay I May 12, 2023

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