Date of Publication
2020 12:00 AM
Security Theme
Illegal Mining
Keywords
Illegal Mining, Governance, indigenous rights, indigenous, covid-19, gold prices, illegal mining
Description
Amazonian governments have promoted and supported the exploitation of high-value minerals for decades, but in recent years, have committed to mining as a key component of their national development strategies. This has driven mining into more remote parts of the Amazon with significant implications for indigenous peoples and the forest. As mining expands deeper into the Amazon, there is an urgent need to better understand the law, practice, and outcomes of mining on indigenous lands in the Amazon. This report analyzes the law regarding the rights of indigenous people over their lands and the minerals on and below them, the level of implementation of these rights and the links between mining and forest cover change.
Report Location
Undermining Rights: Indigenous Lands and Mining in the Amazon
Amazonian governments have promoted and supported the exploitation of high-value minerals for decades, but in recent years, have committed to mining as a key component of their national development strategies. This has driven mining into more remote parts of the Amazon with significant implications for indigenous peoples and the forest. As mining expands deeper into the Amazon, there is an urgent need to better understand the law, practice, and outcomes of mining on indigenous lands in the Amazon. This report analyzes the law regarding the rights of indigenous people over their lands and the minerals on and below them, the level of implementation of these rights and the links between mining and forest cover change.
Comments
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