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The crisis of insecurity in Ecuador, in particular, has raised concerns in neighbouring countries about the activities of drug trafficking mafias as well as other forms of illegal…
The ‘new gold rush’ in the Amazon almost trebled between 2017 and 2020, boosted by international gold prices and insufficient surveillance and law enforcement. This trend has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279699
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Environmental protection.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240360
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This sector has grown substantially with the rise in recent years of the world gold price, contributing to the rapid deforestation of the rainforest in the north of the country…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283617
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Badly affected by the COVID-19 lockdown, production in Peru’s mining sector is now beginning to recover as mines resume operations. The mining industry has been among those…
Informal mining accounts for a large proportion of employment in an industry otherwise dominated by large-scale capital-intensive operations. Most small-scale miners are engaged…
BRAZIL: Lula will face strong expectations and doubts
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES275002
ISSN: 2633-304X
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So far this year, gold sales to India have seen that country displace Brazil as Bolivia’s most important commercial partner. While providing employment for workers in the sector…