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Norway vexed as Brazil sends mixed message on Amazon forest protection

Jenny Gonzales 27 Jun 2017

Brazil on verge of legitimizing Amazon land theft on a grand scale, warn NGOs

Mauricio Torres, Isabel Harari, Sue Branford 15 Jun 2017
In Chocó there are many small shops that refine, sell and buy locally mined gold. Photo by Bram Ebus for Mongabay.

Colombia’s constitutional court grants rights to the Atrato River and orders the government to clean up its waters

Bram Ebus 22 May 2017
Rock formations near San José del Guaviare. Photo by Laura Dixon for Mongabay.

Guaviare: Colombia’s frontline in the country’s battle to stop deforestation in the Amazon

Laura Dixon 8 May 2017

7 new frogs discovered in India, some smaller than a thumbnail

Shreya Dasgupta 27 Feb 2017

Proposed Trump policy threatens Critically Endangered Grauer’s gorilla

Sharon Guynup 21 Feb 2017

The Philippines declares more than 100,000 acres as critical habitat

Shreya Dasgupta 2 Feb 2017

New species of poison frog discovered in Amazonian slopes of Andes in southeastern Peru

Mike Gaworecki 17 Jan 2017

Newscast #7: Undiscovered Sumatran rhinos in the wild in Malaysia? Maybe, maybe not.

Mike Gaworecki 13 Dec 2016

Peru rainforest lost to illegal gold mining eclipses 10 Manhattans

Benji Jones 24 Nov 2016

Gold mining invades new areas of Peruvian Amazon

Benji Jones 11 Nov 2016

Thirst for coltan, gold threatens Venezuelan forests, indigenous lands

Jeanfreddy Gutiérrez Torres 31 Oct 2016

Brazzaville-issued mining permits dip into Congo’s flagship park

John Cannon 31 Oct 2016

Gold mining deforestation in Peruvian reserve surpasses 450 hectares

Benji Jones 13 Oct 2016

Struggle against mining on Bangka Island continues despite wins in court

M Ambari 11 Oct 2016
Gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Signs of regrowth offer hope for Peruvian rainforest cleared for gold

Benji Jones 5 Oct 2016

Deforestation jumps into Peru reserve, 1,600 hectares of rainforest lost

Morgan Erickson-Davis 28 Sep 2016

Illegal gold mining eats up more protected Peruvian rainforest

Morgan Erickson-Davis 12 Aug 2016

Deforestation from illegal gold mining spreads to northern Peru

Apoorva Joshi 7 Jul 2016

Gold mining shifts course of Peruvian river, ‘will destroy’ ecosystems

Morgan Erickson-Davis 16 May 2016
High security fence at the Marange diamond fields. Security is tight but poverty in nearby communities drives many to attempt to break in and pan for diamonds illegally. Those caught risk beatings and torture by government and mine security forces. Photo by Andrew Mambondiyani.

Abuse, displacement, pollution: the legacy of Zimbabwe’s Marange diamonds

Andrew Mambondiyani 15 Mar 2016

A new plan to pull the “forest giraffe” back from the brink of extinction

Mike Gaworecki 23 Feb 2016

Illegal gold mining pushes deeper into protected Peruvian reserve

Shreya Dasgupta 9 Feb 2016

Gold mining revs up, eats away more Peruvian rainforest

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 12 Jan 2016

Illegal gold mining spreads to protected Peruvian reserve

Apoorva Joshi 7 Jan 2016

Grassroots leader’s murder in Peru is a signal to opponents of mining, son says

Barbara Fraser 27 Nov 2015

Private conservation lands under threat in Peruvian Amazon

Barbara Fraser 30 Oct 2015

More than 40 tourists kidnapped – then freed – by indigenous community that demands construction of a freeway in Madre de Dios

Ruxandra Guidi 25 Sep 2015

Indonesia’s mercury policy a good start, but kinks remain

Fidelis E. Satriastanti 5 Sep 2015

Indigenous miners, leaders under threat in Colombia following killing

Sandra Cuffe 10 Aug 2015

‘River wolves’ recover in Peruvian park, but still remain threatened inside and out (photos)

Jeremy Hance 14 Oct 2014

Scientists discover high mercury levels in Amazon residents, gold-mining to blame

Lacey Avery 28 May 2013

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