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Toxic river: Mining, mercury and murder continue to plague Colombia’s Atrato

Gold, wood, religion: Threats to Colombia’s isolated indigenous peoples

Mercury poisoning chief among health problems facing Peru’s uncontacted tribes

Illegal online sales driving mercury pollution crisis in Indonesia

Women in small-island states exposed to high levels of mercury: study

Latam Eco Review: Industrial fishing in the Galapagos, fracking Colombian cloud forests, whale sharks in Peru

On an island in the sun, coal power is king over abundant solar

Colombia bans the use of mercury in mining

Four regions in Peru exposed to mercury contamination

Venezuelan gold strike prompts invasion by 3,000 miners, military raid

Ire and ore: Demands grow for clarity around Cambodian gold mine

Saving the Serranía de San Lucas, a vital link in the ‘jaguar corridor’

Peru rainforest lost to illegal gold mining eclipses 10 Manhattans

Gold mining invades new areas of Peruvian Amazon

Gold mining deforestation in Peruvian reserve surpasses 450 hectares

Illegal gold mining eats up more protected Peruvian rainforest

Tapajós dams may bring fish kills, species loss, mercury contamination

Gold mining explodes in Suriname, puts forests and people at risk

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

Mercury fish: gold mining puts downstream communities at risk in Peru

Journalists win environmental news reporting prizes

The quicksilver demon: rogue gold-mining is the world’s largest source of mercury pollution

Mining in Indonesia taking a heavy social, environmental toll

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

Mercury hurts birds and people: what we can learn from studying our feathered friends

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