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Special Ops With a Studious Bent Fight Destruction of Brazil's Amazon » Apr 6, 2017 ...But together they have forged one of Latin America's most feared elite fighting units, on the front lines of Brazil's struggle to curb the destruction of the Amazon. ...“In the universe of illegal activities in Amazonia, there's deforestation, gold prospecting, bush meat hunting, clandestine logging and animal... Nytimes.com

The Americas - Global Slavery Index 2016 » Gold mine sites in Colombia and Peru, as compared to other nations within the Americas, had the highest prevalence of sexual trafficking; an issue magnified by the presence of ....Latin America reports high rates of violence against women, with El Salvador ranking as the top country for female homicides in the world. Globalslaveryindex.org

Behind Gold's Glitter: Torn Lands and Pointed Questions - The New ... » Jun 14, 2010 ...A months-long examination by The New York Times, including tours of gold mines in the American West, Latin America, Africa and Europe, provided a rare look ...The world's biggest mining company, Australia-based BHP Billiton, sold its profitable Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea in 2001 after having... Nytimes.com

In Latin America's Rich Lands, Poor People - The New York Times » Aug 26, 2015 ...As Gustavo Jononovich documented, the bounty of natural resources in Latin America can sustain a community, but also destroy it through pollution and ...In La Oroya, Peru, a lead-mining town high in the Andes (deemed one of the world's 10 most-polluted places by the Blacksmith Institute, a New... Lens.blogs.nytimes.com

In Colombia, New Gold Rush Fuels Old Conflict - The New York Times » Mar 3, 2011 ...The result is a gold rush unlike any now under way in South America, both feeding off Colombia's evolving conflict and keeping it alive. ...“Colombia has the shameful first position as the world's largest per capita mercury polluter from artisanal gold mining,” said Marcello Veiga, a mining engineer who led a... Nytimes.com

Peru Cracks Down on Illegal Gold Miners | Smart News | Smithsonian » Aug 1, 2016 ...A boom in outlaw mining activity in the last five years is polluting rivers, poisoning people and destroying forests in the Peruvian Amazon. Gold Miners ...began sending in military forces and rangers to evict the miners, reports Suzanne Daley, who traveled with Peruvian marines for The New York Times. Smithsonianmag.com

Brazil Sending More Troops to Guard Amazon Borders » May 3, 2012 ...RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil is deploying more than 8,500 troops to the far reaches of the Amazon rain forest this month in an operation aimed at cracking down on drug smuggling, gold mining and illegal deforestation, officials said. The troop mobilization sends a clear message ahead of the United Nations... Nytimes.com

'Uncontacted' Amazon Tribe Members Reported Killed in Brazil ... » Sep 10, 2017 ...Then, it appears, they had the bad luck of running into gold miners. Now, federal prosecutors in Brazil have opened an investigation into the reported massacre of about 10 members of the tribe, the latest evidence that threats to endangered indigenous groups are on the rise in the country. The Brazilian... Nytimes.com

Peru - The New York Times » World news about Peru. Breaking news and archival information about its people , politics and economy from The New York Times. ...'Game of Thrones,' Inca Style . President Pablo Kuczynski has saved his job but inflicted great damage on democracy in Peru and in Latin America. By SONIA GOLDENBERG. Dec. 28, 2017... Nytimes.com

Peru Scrambles to Drive Out Illegal Gold Mining and Save Precious ... » Jul 26, 2016 ...An illegal camp was destroyed in the Tambopata reserve. Credit Tomas Munita for The New York Times. With the price of gold high for years, illegal mining has blossomed in many parts of Latin America, not just in Peru. But in this country, one of the world's major gold producers, the problem has gotten... Nytimes.com