Brazil has intensified its efforts to combat illegal wildcat gold mining activities that are encroaching from Yanomami territory into federally protected conservation areas in the Amazon rainforest. The federal police have been mobilized to address the issue, which poses a threat to the environment and indigenous communities. Meanwhile, in Argentina's Argentine puna, indigenous villages and towns are facing disruptions to their traditional way of life and the region's fragile ecosystem due to the surge in lithium production.
Deep in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil is fighting destructive wildcat gold mining as it spreads from Indigenous lands into government-protected conservation areas https://t.co/Kswwa9JyMg https://t.co/F7VRvo4LBf
The Argentine puna, home to many indigenous villages and towns who have long lived in harmony with nature. Now, the regionโs fragile ecosystem โ and those who rely on it โ are being upended by the influx of lithium production. My story for @theprogressive coming soon. https://t.co/uy36I8eJaA
Brazil cracks down as wildcat miners in the Amazon shift their operations https://t.co/CRMAw6xI8I https://t.co/YHSyqsH7pW
โ ๏ธ BRAZIL CRACKS DOWN AS WILDCAT MINERS IN THE AMAZON SHIFT THEIR OPERATIONS Deep in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil is fighting destructive wildcat gold mining as it spreads from Indigenous lands into government-protected conservation areas. Federal Police have joined theโฆ
Illegal mining resurges in Brazil's Yanomami territory https://t.co/zGWzBnOPEk https://t.co/TiuTt9UoI5