Illegal gold mining poses a challenge to environmental sustainability, governance, and security for all nine countries of the Amazon. The high price of gold on the international market has fueled the growth of this activity, combined with other factors such as the scarcity of economic alternatives, the presence of illicit groups, corruption, and a lack […] The post MAAP #228: Illegal Gold Mining in the Puré and Cotuhé Rivers in the Colombian Amazon appeared first on MAAP.
