Posts tagged French Guiana
The Untold Environmental Costs of the Brexit Vote
PoliticsBill LauranceBrexit, Blood Gold, Pierre-Michel Forget, ATBC, French Guiana, Suriname, illegal gold mining, mercury pollution, cyanide pollution, deforestation, water quality, protected areas, gold mines, Nouragues Protected Area, gold prices, Columbus Gold/Norgold, Montagne d'Or, Amazon rainforest, Guianas
Growing blight on the Amazon rainforest
Bill Laurancegold mining, illegal gold mining, Amazon, Brazil, Peru, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, indigenous peoples, Amerindians, protected areas, parks, AIDS, malaria, poaching, mercury pollution, sedimentation, aquatic wildlife, Yanomami, Kayapo, artisanal mining, Greg Asner, indigenous reserves
Global gold rush is killing the world's rainforests
Bill Laurancegold, illegal gold mining, blood gold, South America, mercury, sedimentation, aquatic ecosystems, deforestation, poaching, indigenous peoples, French Guiana, Guianas, Magdalena Valley, roads, global financial crisis, Interoceanic Highway, Peru, Amazon