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environment1 year ago•7 min saved

"Rio's Carnival: Battling Illegal Mining and Celebrating History in a Spectacular Extravaganza"

During Rio's Carnival parade, Salgueiro's samba school paid tribute to the Yanomami Indigenous group, highlighting the devastating effects of illegal mining in their territory. The parade aimed to draw attention to the urgent need to stop illegal mining, which has led to widespread river contamination, famine, and disease among the Yanomami people. Despite initial efforts by the Brazilian government to combat illegal mining, there has been a recent resurgence, prompting calls for stronger action and support from the armed forces to protect Indigenous lands.

via The Associated Press|

#brazil #carnival #environment

environment2 years ago•6 min saved

Cartier faces backlash for using images of Amazon tribe impacted by gold mining.

Cartier, a luxury jewelry brand, has been criticized for using images of the Yanomami tribe, who have been devastated by illegal gold mining, to promote its own image. The French company has been accused of greenwashing, as it claims to be working to protect the rainforest where the Yanomami live, but has not followed through on its promises. The Yanomami have urged people not to buy gold jewelry, regardless of its source, as demand for the precious metal drives gold prices up and draws miners into their territory.

via The Associated Press|

#cartier #environment #greenwashing

environment2 years ago•2 min saved

Indigenous territory in Brazil sees fatal shooting of illegal gold miners.

Four illegal gold miners were shot dead in an exchange of gunfire after they ambushed Brazilian police and environmental protection agents on Yanomami lands in the Amazon rainforest. The Yanomami reservation has been invaded by more than 20,000 miners, and the area scarred by wildcat gold mining increased by 46 percent in 2021. The Yanomami have accused the miners of sowing violence and bringing an explosion of malaria and other infectious diseases. The Brazilian government has resumed raids to remove illegal miners, and President Lula has pledged zero tolerance for mining on Indigenous land protected by Brazil’s constitution.

via Al Jazeera English|

#amazon-rainforest #brazil #environment

world-news2 years ago•3 min saved

Deadly Confrontations in Brazil's Yanomami Land Reclamation Efforts

At least five people have been killed in Brazil's Yanomami territory during a 36-hour period of violence as the government tries to reclaim the largest Indigenous territory from tens of thousands of illegal miners. The Yanomami territory has been devastated by illegal mining in recent years, causing hundreds of Yanomami children to die of curable diseases. The government has been trying to evict thousands of illegal miners since February, but the operation has been challenging and dangerous. The recent violence highlights the difficulties involved in the government's efforts to reclaim the territory.

via The Guardian|

#brazil #illegal-mining #indigenous-rights

crime2 years ago•1 min saved

Brazilian police kill 4 illegal gold miners on Yanomami land.

Brazilian police and environmental protection agents were ambushed by illegal gold miners on the Yanomami Indigenous reservation in the Amazon, resulting in the death of four miners. The government team was attacked when they moved in to dismantle a wildcat mining camp run by an organized crime gang. Brazilian authorities are keen to show that they mean business in their efforts to remove the remainder of the wildcat miners on the reservation following the fatal shooting of a Yanomami man.

via Reuters|

#brazil #crime #environmental-protection

world2 years ago•1 min saved

Brazil intensifies removal of gold miners from Yanomami land after violent incident.

The Brazilian government has promised to intensify efforts to remove illegal gold miners from the Yanomami reservation after a member of the indigenous community was killed in an attack. Over 80% of the more than 20,000 miners who invaded the reservation have been evicted, but those remaining are resisting removal more violently. The environmental protection agency has dismantled 300 mining camps and destroyed 20 planes and one helicopter. The armed forces may be deployed to finish the job. The government plans to evict illegal loggers and miners from five other reservations.

via Reuters Canada|

#brazil #environmental-protection #illegal-mining

environment2 years ago•0 min saved

Yanomami tribe faces genocide in the Amazon under Bolsonaro.

Brazil's environmental agency and police are battling illegal gold miners in the protected territory of the Yanomami tribe, one of Brazil's largest indigenous tribes. The Yanomami are known as guardians of the rainforest, but their land has been invaded by illegal miners, causing environmental destruction and spreading diseases. The Brazilian government is facing pressure to protect the Yanomami and their land from further harm.

via The Wall Street Journal|

#amazon #brazil #environment

indigenous-rights2 years ago•6 min saved

Yanomami tribe faces genocide and environmental battle in Brazil.

The Yanomami, one of the largest Indigenous groups in the Amazon, are facing a crisis of malaria and malnutrition that their leaders say threatens their very existence. Illegal gold mining, aided and abetted by the administration of Jair Bolsonaro, has poisoned the water they drink and the fish they eat with mercury, thinned the population of animals they hunt, and ravaged their once-pristine swath of the Amazon. Critics are now accusing Bolsonaro of genocide, not only of indifference, but of a crime, for failing to respond to Yanomami pleas for food, medicine, and help evicting the miners.

via The Washington Post|

#bolsonaro #brazil #genocide