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The impact of organised crime on the mining sector.
Smuggling in the Sahel.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250323
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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
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The rising threat from BACRIM.
Deforestation is continuing apace, although at a slower rate than in neighbouring Brazil. State presence in much of the region is, at best, precarious, and indigenous peoples are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271653
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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…
There is still profit to be made in informal gold mining, and peace could trigger a surge in illegal activities in 2016
Urabenos surrender prospects.
ECUADOR: Politician murders to undermine security push
The move follows Duque's cancellation of peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN) on January 18, after a bomb attack on a Bogota police academy that killed 22. On…