In Venezuela’s southern Amazon region, Pemón Indigenous communities are caught between encroaching armed groups and illegal gold miners.
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Guyana: Community management is saving the arapaima, the giant of rivers
This giant is easy to pick up, because it needs to emerge. This feature also allows to count it and plan a sustainable fishery.
Mining takes a bite out of the Amazon in Guyana
By compensating actions, Guyana pledged to save their tropical rainforest of destructive activities of miners seeking another fortune, buried under this fragile ecosystem.