Beneath the Surface of Timber Trafficking on the Peru-Colombia-Brazil Border
Once untouched forest is now feeling the predatory hands of timber traffickers in the Amazon’s two tri-border regions. Illegal loggers…
Can Brazil Keep Illegal Miners Off Yanomami Lands?
Brazil’s Federal Police detected no new illegal mines on Yanomami territory for the first time since monitoring began almost three…
Increasingly Brazen Gaitanistas Attack Colombia’s Biggest Gold Mine
Attacks on Colombia’s largest private gold mine by the Gaitanistas, one of the country’s strongest criminal organizations, have demonstrated the…
Brazil’s PCC Complicates Fight Against Illegal Mining in Amazon
Brazil’s foremost criminal group, the PCC, is providing a range of support to illegal gold miners in the Amazon, hindering…
Colombia’s New Security Policy Faces Challenges on Environmental Aims
Colombia’s new security policy has put the fight against deforestation front and center, but several challenges loom ahead of its…
Brazil Targets Illegal Gold Miners With Force and Legislation
Brazilian authorities are tightening restrictions on illegal gold miners in Indigenous Yanomami territory, but with miners simply migrating elsewhere, the…
Wildlife Protection Treaty Hits 50 Amid Challenges
This March 3, World Wildlife Day coincides with the 50th anniversary of the signing of an international wildlife trafficking treaty…
Doubts Remain Over Venezuela’s Efforts to Stop Illegal Mining
Venezuela’s military launched an operation against illegal miners in Yapacana National Park following an international backlash over the destruction of…
Sticks and Carrots: Lula’s Balancing Act in Brazil’s Crime-Wracked Amazon
In some ways, Brazil’s new president has faced worse. In 2002, the year before he entered office, Amazon deforestation stood…
Nature Under Threat in Ecuador as Gold Miners Target National Park
An Amazon conservation initiative has detected a rapid growth in illegal gold mining sites at a natural park and ecological…