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deforestation
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ClimateSaamaka tribe uses tech to document Amazon logging in Suriname
The Saamaka people of Suriname are employing modern technology like satellite imagery and GPS to document illegal logging and mining activities in their ancestral Amazon rainforest territory. They aim to secure government recognition and strengthen conservation efforts.
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Climate · Latin AmericaGold mining expands sevenfold on Brazilian Indigenous lands
Gold mining has expanded nearly sevenfold on Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon between 2016 and 2024, according to a new analysis. The overall area affected by mining across the Amazon region is 20 times larger than it was in 1985, with record gold prices driving deforestation and mercury contamination.
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