Peru News » Amazona News Peru » Amazona » Health: Gold demand puts Peru's Amazon at greater risk from mercury poisoning, bishop warns
News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gold-demand-puts-perus-amazon-133212882.html
Published on: Tuesday 07 October 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — As gold prices hover at record highs, a leading Catholic leader in Peru’s Amazon is urging countries that are destinations for the precious metal to help stem illegal mining ...
News Peru » Amazona » Health: Peru election highlights lack of plans to tackle illegal mining despite growing environmental crisis
News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/business/peru-election-illegal-gold-mining-deforestation-amazon-mercury-y13002
Published on: Saturday 11 April 2026
As Peru heads into elections, most political parties lack concrete plans to tackle illegal mining, a major driver of deforestation and mercury pollution in the Amazon.
News Peru » Amazona » Health: Illegal gold mining surges into new parts of Peru’s Amazon, threatening rivers and lives
News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/illegal-gold-mining-surges-parts-174131417.html
Published on: Monday 23 February 2026
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Illegal gold mining is spreading into new parts of Peru’s Amazon, advancing along remote rivers and into Indigenous territories as experts warn of a widening environmental and ...
News Peru » Amazona » Health: Peru election highlights neglect of illegal mining amid environmental crisis
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/peru-election-highlights-neglect-of-illegal-mining-amid-environmental-crisis/ar-AA20EC0n
Published on: Saturday 11 April 2026
Peru's election reveals a troubling lack of focus on illegal mining, a major environmental crisis, with candidates failing to propose comprehensive solutions.