After more than a decade of record-breaking deforestation across the Amazon Basin, rates declined in 2023 compared to the previous year. Measures to curb deforestation were led by Brazil and Colombia, whose newly elected presidents publicly pledged to end deforestation by 2030. While these reductions provided temporary respite, there are signs that anti-deforestation efforts are […]
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HStern, Ourominas and D’Gold: major buyers of illegal gold from TI Yanomami
By Guilherme Henrique and Ana Magalhães , from Repórter Brasil |
07/07/21
Federal Police investigations reveal the workings of a metal laundering scheme that involves middlemen, profitable financial companies and international brands. Laws protect buyers, which makes it difficult to fight illegal mining.
As he boarded a commercial bus in Boa Vista, Roraima, heading for
Manaus, Amazonas, Raimundo had no idea that he was being awaited by Federal
Police agents at the bus station. When he reached his destination, he was