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Gold is a conflict mineral! Gold mining creates devastation & deforestation in the Amazon, & jewellery company sourcing policies can’t account for it! Advocates are urging the industry to come up with solutions. SOLUTION: #DoNotBuyGOLD! Originally posted on Tiny Life: … Continue reading →

Sustainable, eco-friendly or ethical – the terms are everywhere in advertising but what do they actually mean? Firms face a backlash for exaggerating their green credentials, or so-called ‘greenwashing’. The BBC’s Ben Thompson helps you sort fact from fiction with … Continue reading →

«Os garimpeiros derramam mais mercúrio envenenado na terra do que o peso de ouro que levam embora. Eles são como mortos-vivos, cobertos de lama dourada.» A mineração de ouro e o uso indiscriminado de mercúrio para encontrar ouro transforma partes … Continue reading →

The group of 10 tribes that have inhabited the area for thousands of years will be responsible for protecting the land dubbed Tc’ih-Léh-Dûñ, or “Fish Run Place” in the Sinkyone language. Priscilla Hunter, the chair of the Sinkyone Council, said … Continue reading →

Deforestation is a major cause of biodiversity loss with a negative impact on human health. Outbreaks of vector-borne diseases such as COVID-19 are associated with increases in areas of palm oil plantations. A major 2021 study in Frontiers in Veterinary … Continue reading →

«Les mineurs d’or versent plus de mercure empoisonné sur la terre que le poids de l’or qu’ils emportent. Ils sont comme des morts-vivants, couverts de boue dorée. »– cacique Raoni Metuktire L’exploitation de l’or et l’utilisation aveugle du mercure pour … Continue reading →

Hunger for Gold in the Global North is fueling a living hell in the Global South. Here are 20 reasons why you should #BoycottGold4Yanomami 13 Reasons Why You Should Boycott Gold For The Yanomami People — Palm Oil Detectives

APIB: A Covid-19 é mais violenta entre povos indígenas. Além da alta letalidade, outras tensões e ameaças se agravam durante a pandemia do novo coronavírus. Continuamos enfrentando o descaso do Estado, lutando pelo direito de viver, enquanto socorremos os contaminados … Continue reading →

«The gold miners pour more poison mercury on the earth than the weight of the gold they take away. They are like living dead, covered in golden mud.» – cacique Raoni Metuktire Gold mining and the indiscriminate use of mercury to … Continue reading →

Os indígenas do Xingu, mesmo com sua terra homologada, a primeira reserva indígena demarcada, sempre viveram sob pressão constante de mineradores, madeireiros, fazendeiros. Mônica Nunes – Conexão Planeta E o pior é que alguns índígenas foram cooptados por essa gente … Continue reading →