Between 2019 and 2020, the Peruvian government cracked down on illegal gold mining in Madre de Dios, its southeastern Amazon region, through an unprecedented initiative dubbed “Operation Mercury.” But according to a recent study, miners have been returning to the areas that the operation had driven them from, as enforcement eased partly due to the […]
Deforestation and water quality improved following intervention in the Madre de Dios Region of the Amazon. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is a lifeline for many who live in Madre de Dios, a region in southeastern Peru, where poverty is high and jobs are scarce. However, the economic develo
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Gold mining is a lifeline for many who live in Madre de Dios, an Amazonian region in southeastern Peru, where poverty is high and jobs are scarce. But the economic development comes at a cost, as it causes deforestation, build up of sediment in rivers, and mercury contamination in nearby watersheds, threatening public health, Indigenous peoples, and the future of the biodiversity hotspot. To stop illegal gold mining activity in the area, the Peruvian government implemented "Operation Mercury," deploying armed forces to the La Pampa region (February 2019 to March 2020). A Dartmouth-led study published in Conservation Letters reports on how the intervention was successful but also had its drawbacks.
Gold mining is a lifeline for many who live in Madre de Dios, an Amazonian region in southeastern Peru, where poverty is high and jobs are scarce. But the economic development comes at a cost, as it causes deforestation, build up of sediment in rivers, and mercury contamination in nearby watersheds, threatening public health, Indigenous peoples, and the future of the biodiversity hotspot. To stop illegal gold mining activity in the area, the Peruvian government implemented "Operation Mercury," deploying armed forces to the La Pampa region (February 2019 to March 2020). A Dartmouth-led study published in Conservation Letters reports on how the intervention was successful but also had its drawbacks.