Results for: https://news.mongabay.com/list/amazon-mining/ Environmental science and conservation news en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:32:31 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Amazon’s silent crime crisis (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/the-amazons-silent-crime-crisis-commentary/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:59:38 +0000 Venezuela’s new mining law could spell disaster for the Amazon, critics warn https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/venezuelas-new-mining-law-could-spell-disaster-for-the-amazon-critics-warn/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:39:42 +0000 Behind the scenes of the Amazon’s gold rush: Director Richard Ladkani on the making of ‘Yanuni’ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/behind-the-scenes-of-the-amazons-gold-rush-director-richard-ladkani-on-the-making-of-yanuni/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:18:18 +0000 Brazil Supreme Court opens path to mining in Indigenous land for first time https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/brazil-supreme-court-opens-path-to-mining-in-indigenous-land-for-first-time/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:05:22 +0000 Mining rush for critical minerals threatens Amazon land reform settlements https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/mining-rush-for-critical-minerals-threatens-amazon-land-reform-settlements/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:49:14 +0000 How US intervention could deepen Venezuela’s environmental crisis https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/how-us-intervention-could-deepen-venezuelas-environmental-crisis/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:32:36 +0000 Turning the Amazon’s toxic gold mine waste liability into economic opportunity (analysis) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/formalizing-amazon-gold-mining-can-transform-a-toxic-liability-into-an-economic-opportunity-analysis/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:13:58 +0000 Urban sprawl and illegal mining reshape a fragile Amazon frontier https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/illegal-mining-and-urban-sprawl-reshape-a-fragile-amazon-frontier/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:15:50 +0000 Mercury, dredges and crime: Illegal mining ravages Peru’s Nanay River https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/mercury-dredges-and-crime-illegal-mining-ravages-perus-nanay-river/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:37:56 +0000 What was achieved for Indigenous peoples at COP30? https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/what-was-achieved-for-indigenous-peoples-at-cop30/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:27:48 +0000