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“We’re seeing how different criminal economies are expanding their presence, territorial control and political influence in the Amazon.”-Raphael Hoetmer, western Amazon program director at @amazonwatch.bsky.social Article by @dancollyns.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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Stop-and-search, fire ants and stinging nettles: doling out justice to illegal miners in #Peru’s Amazon. My story from the Wampis Nation. #bloodgold www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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#Peruvians march to to protest their unpopular government’s lack of action to tackle a crimewave sweeping the country. #nomemates #PorEstosNo

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Peruvian farmer’s case in German court could set climate liability precedent www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6rG... my story with Jorge De La Quintana y Kimberly Barrantes via @cgtnamerica.bsky.social

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Fears for human rights as Peru passes ‘simply brutal’ anti-NGO law. Experts say the legislation will prevent vulnerable people from accessing justice in the latest government-backed crackdown. My story: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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A fascinating tale from Laurence Blair in the Paraguayan Chaco on the race to prove isolated Indigenous Ayoreo people exist as deforestation for ranching & farming accelerates: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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Scientists in #Peru warn the scramble for #Amazon #gold is causing a slow-burning health crisis. My report with Jorge De La Quintana #bloodgold www.yachayproductions.com/uncategorize...

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Scientists in #Peru warn the hunt for #Amazon #gold is causing a slow-burning health crisis. My report with Jorge De La Quintana: www.yachayproductions.com/uncategorize... #bloodgold

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"(Lula's) big commitment is that there is no more illegal mining inside Indigenous lands or conservation areas," said Nilton Tubino... of task force of more than 20 govt agencies prosecuting the expulsion of illegal miners from Munduruku. My story: www.context.news/nature/long-...

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"(Lula's) big commitment is that there is no more illegal mining inside Indigenous lands or conservation areas," said Nilton Tubino... of task force of more than 20 govt agencies prosecuting the expulsion of illegal miners from Munduruku. By @dancollyns.bsky.social www.context.news/nature/long-...

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Brazil: Munduruku activist @alessandrakorapmdk.bsky.social, who has campaigned against mining for a decade, said illegal mining & the related mercury poisoning was leading to disabilities amongst the population in the Amazon. Report by @dancollyns.bsky.social www.context.news/nature/long-...

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Thanks for posting @clarnic.bsky.social - #garimpo illegal #gold #mining destroys habitats & poisons ecosystems & people. Indigenous women & children bear the brunt of the devastating health impacts but see none of the profits of the lucrative trade in #bloodgold

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Is Lula's #Brazil winning the war on dirty gold? My story for Context (Thomson Reuters Foundation) from Munduruku Indigenous Territory: #bloodgold www.context.news/nature/long-... #bloodgold #garimpo #munduruku

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Zelenskyy and Trump by @julianborger.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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Why Ecuador’s scientists are facing violence, threats and kidnapping, by Kimberly Brown www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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Runoff vote in #Ecuador presidential election after ‘technical tie’ between incumbent conservative Daniel Noboa & leftist Correa protegé Luisa Gonzalez. My report with Jorge De La Quintana & Carla Valdiviezo youtu.be/EOCT44H-VD0?si… via @cgtnamerica.bsky.social

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Experts' predictions of a first-round victory for Ecuador's incumbent president Daniel Noboa were off the mark. A runoff vote is inevitable & it's a much tighter race than expected as leftist Luisa Gonzalez narrows Noboa's lead to less than half a percent.

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I've just returned from Brazil's largest Indigenous territory to see how Lula's 2-year-old campaign to help the Yanomami is faring. Truly inspiring to see how many SUS (NHS) nurses + docs have thrown themselves into the fight to save lives in such a remote region www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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Ex archbishop of Lima and the only Opus Dei cardinal was forced out and exiled from Peru in 2019 accused of sexually abusing of a minor. It was covered up for 35 years, reveals @elpais.com investigation..

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If it looks like a Nazi salute…

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Good riddance #Sodalitium . Congratuations @larryportera.bsky.social & Pedro Salinas www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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In Ecuador, an investigation by Mongabay and Codigo Vidrio found that for the last 7 years, the Los Lobos criminal group has become entrenched in illegal gold mining across the country’s provinces, taking over the mineral’s supply chain. news.mongabay.com/2025/01/lati...

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My respects to these kind-hearted volunteers and I hope that buildings can be made more visible to birds. Story by Phoebe Weston www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Inquiry launched in Peru after alleged prostitution ring uncovered in Congress

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Just when you thought #Peru's congress could not sink any lower. Sex for votes & sicariato. Political scientists have to think of a new term to describe a democracy where elected representatives represent nobody but themselves. My latest: www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

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Mercury contamination and hidden genetics drive Brazil’s Indigenous health crisis. My story: www.ehn.org/mercury-cont...

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Enjoyed editing this story on Peru's gold mining battle by @dancollyns.bsky.social. A registry of "impunity" has been protecting illegal miners from the law. Well worth your time: www.context.news/nature/in-pe...

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#Peru's government says it wants to regulate #Illegal #gold #mining that destroys nature and traffics people. But for lawmakers, the kickbacks are too attractive. My latest via @contextnewsroom.bsky.social #bloodgold www.context.news/nature/in-pe...

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Amid a surge in cases of children suffering from crippling physical and neurological symptoms, medics and Indigenous health specialists are asking if contamination caused by illegal gold mining is to blame. My dispatch from Itaituba: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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Lawmakers in #Peru's congress propose extending a registry that gives immunity from prosecution to #illegal #gold miners who destroy and contaminate the country. By far, Peru's most lucrative illicit economy. No wonder Congress keeps kicking it down the road. #bloodgold

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In Ecuador, booming profits in small-scale gold mining reveal a tainted industry – investigation by Arturo Torres & me with thanks to Pulitzer Center news.mongabay.com/2024/10/in-e...

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