A gold-fueled mining rush scars Brazil’s Amazon, spiking deforestation and mercury risks

Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury ...

Gold rush fuels Amazon deforestation in Brazil’s protected areas

Gold rush fuels Amazon deforestation and mercury poisoning in Brazil’s protected areas - Gold prices have surged in recent ...

Illegal Miners Loot Amazon Rainforest for Critical Minerals

Global demand for critical minerals, used to build drones and electric cars, is surging, setting of a new wave of criminality ...
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Soy trading firms to abandon Amazon protection pact in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Some of the world's largest soybean traders are preparing to break their agreement to curb deforestation of the Amazon rainforest to preserve tax benefits in Brazil's top ...

Surge in gold mining in Brazil's Amazon leads to deforestation and mercury contamination

A recent surge in gold prices has triggered an illegal mining rush in Brazil's Amazon, resulting in severe deforestation and ...
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Save the Amazon or drill for oil? Brazil says it can do both

When President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil returned to power, he had an ambitious goal: restoring his country’s image as a champion of climate action. He vowed to slash Brazil’s emissions of ...
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Amazon Launches 15 Minute Grocery Delivery in 'Priority' Market Brazil

(Corrects first paragraph to say Brazil is a ⁠priority ⁠investment market, not the highest ⁠priority investment market; company statement in paragraph 7) SAO PAULO, March 3 (Reuters) - Amazon launched ...