Violent confrontations between miners and the National Police in the city of Mazuko (Madre de Dios), as a result left 1 dead and over 20 injured.
Tag: Madre de Dios
Peru21: In Madre de Dios Prosecutor does not act against environmental crimes
Since 2010, there have been 2,900 cases of illegal mining, logging and deforestation, however only 300 were judged.
InfoRegión: Damage of illegal mining in Peru can be seen from space
Images from Google Earth and NASA taken at 700 km altitude show how the region has been pillaged.
Alerta Ambiental, innovative citizen platform for environmental complaints
It is a platform that allows citizens to map, monitor and report environmental complaints related to deforestation, land use change and especially illegal mining.
La República: President of the Court of Madre de Dios appointed a judge with ties to illegal mining
President of the Superior Court of Madre de Dios replaced a judge related to illegal mining by another on equal terms.
Peru 21: Minister asks for sanction for the president of Superior Court of Madre de Dios
Environment Minister in Peru requested the judiciary to take action against Adolfo Cayra for dismissing the judge responsible for overturning rulings that were favorable for illegal mining.
iAgua: Wetlands in Madre de Dios have suffered impact of aluvial gold mining
Extractive activities-like alluvial gold mining and other activities that cause deforestation-generate a direct negative impact on the Peruvian Amazon.
Judge who fought against illegal mining dismissed in Madre de Dios
The Superior Court of Madre de Dios dismissed the judge of Huepetuhe, who annuled a series of resolutions that his predecessor had rules in favor of people connected to illegal mining activites.
New York Daily News: Children in Peru forced to work in gold mines
New research shows more than 20 percent of the Peruvian gold is mined illegally, under slave conditions, by children and others who receive no pay.
Illegal Mining: Operations decommissioned more than 8 thousand gallons of fuel
8,415 gallons of fuel were decommissioned and machinery used for illegal mining was destroyed in Madre de Dios.