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$200 million in gold extracted in Amazon mine through illegal licenses

Hyury Potter

Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM): Management and Socioenvironmental Impacts in the Northen Amazon of Ecuador

Carlos Mestanza-Ramon, University of Calabria
Demmy Mora-Silva, Green Amazon Research Center
Giovanni D'Orio, University of Calabria
Enrique Tapia-Segarra, Escuela Superior Politecnica de Chimborazo

Local incentives and national tax evasion: The response of illegal mining to a tax reform in Colombia

Santiago Saavedra, Universidad del Rosario
Mauricio Romero

Participación de las Fuerzas Armadas en la seguridad ambiental. Caso Perú – Ecuador. 2018-2019

Ana Franzua Rugel Oyola, CAEN

The Dark Side of Judicialization: Criminalizing Mining Protests in Peru

Angela Lindt

2011
Saturday, January 1st
12:00 AM

Gold Mining in the Peruvian Amazon: Global Prices, Deforestation, and Mercury Imports

Jennifer J. Swenson
Catherine E. Carter
Jean-Christophe Domec
Cesar I. Delgado

2012
Sunday, January 1st
12:00 AM

Latin America's Mining Boom

Elizabeth Deheza, Tufts University
Ugo Ribet, University of London

2013
Tuesday, January 1st
12:00 AM

Elevated rates of gold mining in the Amazon revealed through high-resolution monitoring

Gregory P. Asner
William Llactayo
Raul Tupayachi
Ernesto Raez Luna

2016
Friday, January 1st
12:00 AM

Ciénaga de Ayapel, afluente hídrico en aprietos

Carlos Augusto estupiñán Aponte, School of Intelligence and Counterintelligence

The Nexus of Illegal Gold Mining and Human Trafficking in Global Supply Chains: Lessons from Latin America

Verite

2017
Sunday, January 1st
12:00 AM

Conflicto y recursos naturales: ¿qué ha dicho la literatura sobre el asunto?

David Monroy Londoño, University of the Andes

La minería ilegal en las regiones Andina y Pacífica de Colombia

Maria Angelica Nivia Latorre, Militar University of New Granada

Mining drives extensive deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

Laura J. Sonter
Diego Herrera
Damian J. Barrett
Gillian L. Galford

2018
Monday, January 1st
12:00 AM

La importancia del abordaje académico de la actividad minera durante el periodo de post-acuerdo

María Alejandra Ramos, University of Rosario
Miguel Matías Cortes Cuenca, University of Rosario

Organized Crime and illegal gold mining in Latin America

Eva Brunner, Global Americans
Ricardo Grande, Global Americans

Organized crime and illegal gold mining in Latin America

Eva Brunner
Ricardo Grande

2019
Tuesday, January 1st
12:00 AM

Impact of illegal mining activities on forest ecosystem services: local communities' attitudes and willingness to participate in restoration activities in Ghana

Elizabeth Asantewaa Obeng, CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana
Kwame Antwi Oduro, CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana
Beatrice Darko Obiri, CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana
Haruna Abukari, CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana

2020
Wednesday, January 1st
12:00 AM

Between Informality and Organized Crime: Criminalization of Small-Scale Mining in the Peruvian Rainforest

Eva Bernett Kempers, University of Antwerp

Corruption and environmental crime in Latin America

Jorum Duri, Transparency International

Drug trafficking and illegal gold mining share planes and pilots in the Amazon

Hyury Potter

GameChangers 2019: Illegal Mining, Latin America’s Go-To Criminal Economy

James Bargent
Cat Rainsford

Health risk assessment and levels of toxic metals in fishes (Oreochromis noliticus and Clarias anguillaris) from Ankobrah and Pra basins: Impact of illegal mining activities on food safety

Nii Korley Kortei, University of Health and Allied Sciences
Marcus Ekow Heymann, University of Health and Allied Services
Edward Ken Essuman, University of Health and Allied Services
Fidelis Mawunyo Kpodo, University of Health and Allied Services

Illegal Mining, Guerrillas and Disease: The Revolution’s Legacy to the Indigenous Peoples of the Upper Orinoco-Casiquiare Biosphere Reserve in Venezuela ́s Amazonia

SOS Orinoco, SOS Orinoco

La mineria ilegal en venezuela esta intensificando la violencia el ecocidio y la corruption. La comunidad internacional debe actuar

Alessandra Pinna, Freedomhouse

Operation Mercury and Illegal Mining in Latin America

Chris Riehl, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Perception of Small-Scale Miners on Interventions to Eradicate Illegal Small-Scale Mining in Ghana

Rejoice Selorm Wireko-Gyebi, University of Energy and Natural
Michael Osei Asibey, Kwame Nkrumah Unversity of Science and Technology
Anne Mette Lykke, Aarhus Univeristy
Owusu Amponsah, Kwame Nkrumah Univeristy of Science and Technology

The Dangerous Couple: Illegal Mining and Water Pollution - A Case Study in Fena River in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Albert Ebo Duncan, University of Cape Coast

The Diversification of Organized Crime into Gold Mining: Domination, Crime Convergence, and Ecocide in Darién, Colombia

Daan Van Uhm, Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology, Utrecht University

Unintended effects of illegal economic activities: Illegal gold mining and malaria

Sandra V. Rozo, USC Marshall School of Business

Venezuela: Violent Abuses in Illegal Gold Mines

Human Rights Watch

2021
Friday, January 1st
12:00 AM

A Comparative Study of Mining Control in Latin America

Alby Aguilar-Pesantes
Elizabeth Pena Carpio
Tomas Vitar
Ronald Koepke

Assessing potential health effect of lead and mercury and the impact of illegal mining activities in the Bonsa river, Tarkwa Nsuaem, Ghana

Abena Obiri-Yeboah PhD, Kumasi Technical University
Emmanuel Kwesi Nyantakyi, University fo Energy and Natural
Abdul Rahim Mohammed BSc, University of Energy and Natural
Saeed Ibn Idris Kofi Yeboah MSc, University of Energy and Natural

History, Current Situation and Challenges of Gold Mining In Ecuador's Litoral Region

Carlos Mestanza-Ramon, University of Calabria, Escuela Superior Politencia de Chimborazo
Selene Paz-Mena, Green Amazon, Research Center
Carlos Lopez-Paredes, Escuela Superior Politecnica de Chimborazo
Mirian Jimenez-Guiterrez, Escuela Superior Politecnica de Chimborazo

Mining threatens isolated indigenous peoples in the Brazilian Amazon

Sara Villén-Pérez, Global Change Ecology and Evolution Research Group
Luisa Anaya-Valenzuela, Universidad de Alcalá
Denis Conrado da Cruz, Universidad de Alcalá
Philip M. Fearnside, National Institute for Research in Amazonia

The outbreak of illegal gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon boosts deforestation

Juliana Siqueria-Gay, University of Sao Paulo
Luis E. Sanchez, Univeristy of Sao Paulo

The Roots of Environmental Crime in the Columbian Amazon

InSight Crime

2022
Saturday, January 1st
12:00 AM

Analysis of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Peru under Climate Impacts Using System Dynamics Modeling

Fatih Aranoglu, Colorado School of Mines
Tulay Flamand, Colorado School of Mines
Hafize Sebnem Duzgun, Colorado School of Mines

Detecting gold mining impacts on insect biodiversity in a tropical mining frontier with SmallSat imagery

Eric Stoll
Anand Roopsind
Gyanpriya Maharaj
Sandra Velazco

Global mining footprint mapped from high-resolution satellite imagery

Liang Tang
Tim T. Werner

Gold Mining in the Amazon Region of Ecuador: History and a Review of Its Socio-Environmental Impacts

Carlos Mestanza-Ramón
Jefferson Cuenca-Cumbicus
Giovanni D’Orio
Jeniffer Flores-Toala

Illegal Mining Set Up Air Bases in the Jungle

Joseph Poliszuk
María Antonieta Segovia
María de los Ángeles Ramírez

Napa Gold Rush: Perceptions of Environmental and Social Change

Luis Garcia Falcon, Florida International University

2023
Sunday, January 1st
12:00 AM

A closer look into Colombia's Illegal, Artisanal and Small Scale Mining

Ryan C. Berg, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Henry Ziemer
Adrianna Kohan

AMAZON OBSERVATORY

Barbara Fraser

Beneath The Surface of Illegal Gold Mining in the Amazon

Javier Lizcano
Maria Fernanda Ramirez

Brazilian illegal gold miners resilience in French Guiana: The garimpo as an economic and social system

François-Michel Le Tourneau

China in South America. Development consequences for Argentina and Brazil

Leandro Marcelo Bona, Université de Genève
Sergio Martín Páez, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Chinese Mining and Indigenous Resistance in Ecuador

Cintia Quiliconi
Pablo Rodriguez Vasco

Criminal Governance and Productive Enclaves of Illegal Mining in Ecuador

Renato Andres Rivera-Rhon, University of Salamanca
Carlos Emilio Bravo-Grijalva

Digging Into a Toxic Trade: Illegal Mining in Amazon Tri-Border Regions

Juan Diego Cardenas

Digging into the Mining Arc

Bram Ebus

Follow the money: how environmental crime is handled by anti-money laundering systems in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru

Igarape Institute, Igarape Institute

Global mining footprint mapped from high-resolution satellite imagery

Liang Tang
Tim T. Werner

Gold Flows from Venezuela: Supporting due diligence on the production and trade of gold in Venezuela

David Soud Dr
Ian Ralby Dr
Rohini Ralby

Human Rights Impacts of Gold Mining in Haiti

OHCHR, OHCHR

Illegal gold miners in French Guinea: a neglected population with poor health

Maylis Douine

Illegal Gold Mining in Peru: A Push Toward Formalization?

Matthew Kleinhenz, Lehigh University

Illegal Mining and Human Capital Accumulation: Evidence from the Colombian Gold Rush (Spanish Article)

Abadia Luz Karime, Banco de la Republica Colombia

ILLEGAL MINING AND TRAFFICKING IN METALS AND MINERALS

United Nations, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Inventory of data on economic activity and deforestation in the Amazon Basin

Igarape Institute, Igarape Institute

Investigating Rainforest Destruction: Finding Illegal Airstrips With the Help of Machine Learning

Jelter Meers
Kuek Ser Kuang Keng
Hyury Potter

Lessons learned on managing the interface between large-scale and artisanal and small-scale gold mining

Edward Bickham, World Gold Council

Mineria Ilegal

RAISG, RAISG

Operation mercury: Impacts of national-level armed forces intervention and anticorruption strategy on artisanal gold mining and water quality in the Peruvian Amazon

Evan N. Dethier
Miles R. Silman
Luis E. Fernandez
Jorge Caballero Espejo

Peace and Environmental Protection in Colombia Proposals for Sustainable Rural Development

Lorenzo Morales

Reduced Environmental Enforcement Fueled a Vast Network of Crime in the Amazon

Hyury Potter

Regulación jurídica de la actividad minera y los conflictos sociales en la Comunidad Campesina Virgen del Rosario de Pampania, 2022

Luis Alexander TORRES MENDOZA

Responding to illegal mining and trafficking in metals and minerals : A good guide to good legislative practices

United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime

Stolen Amazon: the roots of environmental crime in five countries

Igarape Institute, Igarape Institute

Stolen Amazon: The Roots of Environmental Crime in the Tri-Border Regions

Igarape Institute, InSight Crime

Stolen Amzon: The roots of enviromental crime in the tri-border region

Insight Crime, Igarape institute

Technology and State Capacity: Experimental Evidence from Illegal Mining in Colombia

Santiago Saavedra, Faculty of Economics

The Companies Accused of Buying Latin America's Gold

Oscar Castilla

“The Situation Will Most Likely Turn Ugly”: Corporate Counter-Insurgency and Sexual Violence at a Canadian-Owned Mine in Guatemala

Simon Granovsky-Larsen

The United States Needs a Shift in Perspective on Mining

Morgan Bazilian, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Simon Lomax, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Tracking Amazon Gold

Charlie Espinosa
Kelsey Beyeler