The Amazon comprises approximately 62% of our national territory, making it the second largest tropical forest in the world after Brazil. However, existential threats such as deforestation and illegal mining, as well as gaps in basic services, do not contribute to its economic or sustainable development. Currently, 90% of economic activities in that place are […]
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Poderosa expects to surpass 2023 results, but multiplies its security spending by 10
The Corporate Affairs Manager of Minera Poderosa, Pablo de la Flor, announced that this year the mine expects to produce close to 300,000 ounces of gold, despite the complicated situation in Pataz due to the constant attacks by illegal mining on its operations. Poderosa is Peru’s main gold supplier. Last year alone, it closed its […]
Ecuador: illegal mining devastated almost 800 hectares in 2023 in the Punino River
The illegal minery depredated a total of 784 hectares of jungle forests in 2023 alone in the Punino River area, one of the enclaves most affected by this illicit gold extraction activity in the Amazon of Ecuador. This was reported this Thursday by the Andean Amazon Monitoring Project (MAAP), an initiative that monitors the progress […]
PCM once again creates a commission to fight against illegal mining
The Peruvian Government also ordered the merger of the multisector commissions created by Supreme Decree 075-2012-PCM and Supreme Decree 005-2023-PCM, designed with similar purposes. One dates from the Ollanta Humala government, the other is from Dina Boluarte. Join the La República WhatsApp channel Price of the dollar in Peru: what is the exchange rate quote […]
Former Vice Minister Pablo de la Flor: “2.5 billion dollars of illegal mining have come from Pataz”
After the attack on the Powerful mininglocated in the district of Pataz, La Libertad, the former vice minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Pablo de la Flor stated that in the last three years 23,000 vehicles left with minerals valued at 2.5 billion dollars, a product of illegal mining, which — he said—is associated with […]
The Venezuelan foreign minister calls for the union of the Global South to protect tropical forests
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The chancellor of VenezuelaYván Gil, today called on the Global South from the Republic of Congowhere a summit is held to protect rainforests, to “unite in action” and “be at the forefront” of defending their forests. The Call of the Chancellor of Venezuela “We are called to preserve and care for all our resources in […]
Ecuador: Guild rejects illegal mining in a natural reserve near Peru
The Chamber of Mining of Ecuador (CME) rejected the activity illegal mining which is registered within the Podocarpus National Park, one of the main protected natural areas of the country, located in the Amazonand warned that the pollution generated can reach the territory of Peru. Through a statement, the main mining union of Ecuador expressed […]
Irregular and illegal mining takes root in Napo, a tourist spot in the Ecuadorian Amazon
The mining irregular and illegal of gold has become indomitable in the vicinity of Tena, one of the most visited tourist destinations in the amazon of Ecuadorwhere this phenomenon is engulfing the nature that attracts its visitors and dividing entire families and communities. A few kilometers from Tena, capital of the Napo province, is Yutzupino, […]
Brazilian police destroy 10 illegal mining camps in the Amazon
The Federal Police of Brazil destroyed 10 camps dedicated to the illegal minery in the state of Amazon (north) and applied fines of 4.5 million reais (about 937,000 dollars or 865,000 euros) to those responsible. The final balance, collected by the state news service Agencia Brasil and which had begun to be partially disclosed since […]
Documentary portrays the struggle of indigenous people against illegal mining in the Amazon
The documentary “Listen: the earth was rent”which premiered this week on the Brazilian cultural cinema circuit, portrays the struggle of the peoples Kayapó, Yanomami and Munduruku against the illegal minery. The production, led by the Alliance in Defense of the Territories, an organization created in 2021, and directed by Cassandra Mello and Fred Rahal, is […]