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Nine takeaways on Brazil’s crackdown on illegal mining in Munduruku lands
Aimee Gabay
23 Jun 2025
After crackdown on illegal miners, Indigenous Munduruku still grapple with health aftermath
Fernanda Wenzel, Karla Mendes
16 Jun 2025
No respite for Indonesia’s Raja Ampat as nickel companies sue to revive mines
Hans Nicholas Jong
13 Jun 2025
Indonesia halts most nickel mining in Raja Ampat, but allows one controversial permit
Hans Nicholas Jong
10 Jun 2025
Rare earth rush in Myanmar blamed for toxic river spillover into Thailand
Stefan Lovgren
9 Jun 2025
Pushback grows against nickel mining in Indonesian marine paradise of Raja Ampat
Hans Nicholas Jong
9 Jun 2025
Amazon illegal gold mines drive sex trafficking in the Brazil-Guyana border
Elizabeth Oliveira
29 May 2025
From chickens to cassava, Brazil’s Munduruku seek alternatives to mining
Fernanda Wenzel, Karla Mendes
20 May 2025
‘We can’t talk solutions without understanding complexities: Kari Guajajara on Brazil’s Amazon
Latoya Abulu
12 May 2025
In Brazil’s Jequitinhonha valley, communities share how to reduce lithium mining impacts
Amanda Magnani, Rebeca Binda
30 Apr 2025
Armed groups and junta profit as toxic mines devour southern Myanmar
Dawei Watch
23 Apr 2025
Amazon illegal miners bypass enforcement by smuggling gold into Venezuela
Fernanda Wenzel
22 Apr 2025
Mongabay investigation spurs Brazil crackdown on illegal cattle in Amazon’s Arariboia territory
Karla Mendes
11 Apr 2025
What pushes Indigenous Munduruku people to mine their land in Brazil’s Amazon?
Aimee Gabay
8 Apr 2025
Peru’s rare peatland swamps at risk as illegal gold mining expands
Maxwell Radwin
26 Mar 2025
Officials share strategies to stop spread of illegal miners from Munduruku land
Aimee Gabay
18 Mar 2025
Brazil’s crackdown on illegal mining in Munduruku Indigenous land sees success, but fears remain
Aimee Gabay
12 Mar 2025
The environmental toll of the M23 conflict in eastern DRC (Analysis)
Fergus O’Leary Simpson | Lara Collart | Joel Masselink
7 Mar 2025
Clash of worlds for the Amazon’s Cinta Larga: Interview with author Alex Cuadros
Sam Cowie
5 Mar 2025
Yanomami youth turn to drones to watch their Amazon territory
Elizabeth Oliveira
28 Feb 2025
Environmental & rights activists flee and hide as M23 captures DRC’s cities
Elodie Toto
18 Feb 2025
Amid bombs and chaos, Goma’s displaced residents share their fears and hopes
Ajabu Adolphe
17 Feb 2025
The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
John Cannon
14 Feb 2025
Mining dredges return to Amazon River’s main tributary, months after crackdown
Fernanda Wenzel
10 Feb 2025
How illicit mining fuels violence in eastern DRC: Interview with Jean-Pierre Okenda
Ashoka Mukpo
6 Feb 2025
What’s at stake for the environment in Ecuador’s upcoming election?
Maxwell Radwin
5 Feb 2025
Indonesian scientist under fire for revealing extent of illegal tin mining
Hans Nicholas Jong
14 Jan 2025
Latin America in 2024: politics, turmoil and hope
Alexandra Popescu
3 Jan 2025
An underground gold war in Colombia is ‘a ticking ecological time bomb’
Joshua Collins
31 Dec 2024
The 10 Indigenous news stories that marked 2024
Latoya Abulu
23 Dec 2024
Researchers find high levels of mercury in Amazon’s Madeira River water & fish
Kevin Damasio
27 Nov 2024
Illegal gold mining drives deforestation in DRC reserve home to ‘African unicorn’
Ruth Kamnitzer
26 Nov 2024
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