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High gold prices, army collaboration, play role in mining invasion in southern Venezuela

Mongabay.com 25 Nov 2009

Police face murder charges in killing of indigenous protesters in Peru

Mongabay.com 16 Aug 2009

Alcoa mine to clear 25,000 acres of rainforest, suck 133,407 gallons of water per hour from the Amazon

Mongabay.com 31 Jul 2009

Peru revokes decrees that sparked Amazon Indian uprising

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 Jun 2009

Peru may take military action against Indians protesting Amazon energy development

Mongabay.com 19 May 2009

Land rights victory for Amazon Indians in Brazil

Mongabay.com 20 Mar 2009

Peru’s uncontacted Amazon tribes under attack

Mongabay.com 22 Oct 2008

Indian protesters win land rights battle against Peru’s President Garcia

Mongabay.com 31 Aug 2008

In Peru, a showdown between the president and tribes over mining and drilling in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 21 Aug 2008

High mineral prices drive rainforest destruction

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Aug 2008

Often overlooked, small wild cats are important and in trouble

Rhett Ayers Butler 5 Aug 2008

Future threats to the Amazon rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 31 Jul 2008

Venezuela bans gold-mining in forest reserve, will not issue new open-pit permits

Mongabay.com 21 May 2008

Proposed gold mine proves controversial in French Guiana rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 7 Nov 2007

Mining gets approval despite recent species discoveries

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Jun 2007

Pictures of newly discovered species in Suriname

Mongabay.com 4 Jun 2007

Gold mining in Guyana damages environment, threatens Amerindians

Mongabay.com 6 Mar 2007

Gold Rush Tears Up a Patch of the Amazon

The Associated Press 2 Feb 2007

Europe’s largest tropical rainforest invaded by gold miners

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 Dec 2006

Time is running out for French Guiana’s rainforests

Mongabay.com 19 Dec 2006

Mining in Venezuelan Amazon threatens biodiversity, indigenous people

Rhett Ayers Butler 9 Nov 2006

Pig iron production fueling Amazon deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 21 Sep 2005

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