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Chile government faces backlash after U-turn on copper mine

Boris van der Spek 20 Jun 2023

Mechanized destruction of Brazil’s Amazon is rising, but not inevitable

Dimitri Selibas 7 Jun 2023

Venezuela’s hidden runways bring both life and destruction to Indigenous lands

Mie Hoejris Dahl 24 May 2023
DRC copper Mine April 2017https://www.flickr.com/photos/fairphone/35456682034/in/photostream/

NGOs urge continued sanctions against DRC mining giant Dan Gertler

Elodie Toto 23 May 2023

Chemical spill in Nicaraguan reserve raises questions about industrial mining regulations

Maxwell Radwin 19 May 2023

A Guatemalan town fights to bar gold mining and save its waters

Jorge Rodríguez 9 May 2023

New study reveals fine detail on location and scale of mining sites worldwide

Ashoka Mukpo 8 May 2023

Mexico approves mining reforms to protect environment, Indigenous people

Maxwell Radwin 2 May 2023

Report warns of rising violence against environmental defenders in Mexico

Maxwell Radwin 21 Apr 2023

Mining may contribute to deforestation more than previously thought, report says

Maxwell Radwin 20 Apr 2023

World’s newest great ape faces habitat loss, multiple threats: Will it survive?

Hans Nicholas Jong 14 Apr 2023

International mercury regulations fail to protect the environment, public health: study

Maxwell Radwin 13 Apr 2023
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Brazilian gold miners get free rein in Venezuela’s Indigenous lands

Mie Hoejris Dahl 11 Apr 2023

Peru national park sees deforestation spike despite carbon credit program: report

Maxwell Radwin 6 Apr 2023

Brazil pulp and paper company Klabin touts ‘green’ image despite mining interests

Maiara Marinho and Naira Hofmeister at Repórter Brasil 4 Apr 2023

Ecuador court upholds ‘rights of nature,’ blocks Intag Valley copper mine

Liz Kimbrough 31 Mar 2023

Colombia, Ecuador announce alert system to protect Indigenous Awá from armed groups

Maxwell Radwin 10 Mar 2023

Struggles loom as Bolivia prepares new plan to clean up its mercury problem

Maxwell Radwin 9 Mar 2023

Chinese investment continues to hurt Latin American ecosystems, report says

Maxwell Radwin 28 Feb 2023

Newly described DiCaprio’s snake and others threatened by mining in Ecuador and Panama

Liz Kimbrough 23 Feb 2023

‘Mercury is a complex problem’: Q&A with Colombian Mining Minister Irene Vélez Torres

Charlie Espinosa and Charles Lyons 20 Feb 2023

For some Colombians, vows of mining reform are just a flash in the pan

Charlie Espinosa and Charles Lyons 20 Feb 2023

Mapping of no-drill areas in Ecuador’s Amazon can be scaled for entire rainforest: Study

Maurício Brum and Sílvia Lisboa 13 Feb 2023

New reserve in Ecuador secures over 3 million acres of forest

Maxwell Radwin 9 Feb 2023

Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?

Maxwell Radwin 7 Feb 2023

In Ecuador, communities protecting a ‘terrestrial coral reef’ face a mining giant

Liz Kimbrough 9 Jan 2023

Five pressing questions for the future of lithium mining in Bolivia

Maxwell Radwin 12 Dec 2022
There are signs of a new frontier of deforestation emerging in Autazes, as invaders descend on this slice of the Amazon. Indigenous leaders say the area is now plagued by illegal logging and land-grabbing. Much of it is related to speculation as a massive potash mining project awaits approval. Image by Ana Ionova for Mongabay

In Brazilian Amazon, mining harm comes from beyond just the mines, study shows

Maurício Brum 24 Nov 2022

Mercury rising: Why Bolivia remains South America’s hub for the toxic trade

Maxwell Radwin 8 Nov 2022

Shady contracts, backdoor deals spur illegal gold mining in Bolivian Amazon

Maxwell Radwin 8 Nov 2022
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With fracking promising a quick energy boost, can Colombia say no?

Dimitri Selibas 11 Oct 2022

In revising its criminal code, Indonesia risks unraveling environmental laws

Hans Nicholas Jong 1 Sep 2022

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