Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe
Opponents fear that mining will expose the tribe to harmful pollution and hurt tribal unity, while supporters think it will ...
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Brazil mine disaster trial ends with claimants hopeful of justice
A trial to decide Australian mining giant BHP's liability for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters concluded in ...
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Brazil’s crackdown on illegal mining in Munduruku Indigenous land sees success, but fears remain
This is part one of a series on the operation to evict illegal gold miners from the Munduruku Indigenous Territory. Part two, ...
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Peru’s Indigenous leaders raise concerns over oil and gas projects at a human rights hearing
In Brazil, mining giant Vale is sued over metal contamination found in Indigenous peoples Brazil’s Lula backs oil exploration ...
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Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe
LAGO DO SOARES, Brazil — Indigenous leader Filipe Gabriel Mura stands before Soares Lake in Brazil’s Amazon, looking out at the amber waters that are surrounded by a jagged shoreline that has ...