Biodiversity Loss

Indonesia’s peat fires are putting water, health and forest livelihoods under pressure. The evidence shows why recovery must address drainage, protection and long-term restoration.

A new federal police operation in Brazil’s Munduruku Indigenous Territory has exposed the persistence of illegal gold mining, mercury contamination and forest destruction. The crisis shows why environmental crime in the Amazon cannot be treated as a series of isolated raids.

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Illegal gold mining in the Amazon has evolved into a critical crisis, intertwining organized crime, environmental destruction, and threats to Indigenous communities. Backed by powerful criminal syndicates like Brazil’s Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), these operations devastate biodiversity, fuel deforestation, and poison ecosystems with mercury. This article unravels the urgent need for global action to combat this multifaceted threat to one of the world’s most vital ecological regions.