Gold rush gnaws at Amazon as Peru fights illegal mining
In Madre de Dios Peru a booming illegal gold rush since 2008 drives deforestation mercury pollution and social strife. About 40 000 small scale miners operate amid boomtowns Delta 1 Huepetuhe and Puerto Maldonado while state efforts to formalize and regulate face violence and evasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta 1
Peru
Amazon Basin
Madre de Dios
Environment
Antonio Brack
Brazil
Bolivia
Colombia
Ecuador
Caterpillar
Volvo
Maine
Portugal
Lima
Brack
Pavel Cartagena
Puerto Maldonado
Feliciano Costa
Peon
Miguel Herrera
Puquiri River
Inambari
Huepetuhe
Red-Light
Pacific
Oscar Guadalupe
Huarayo
Leoncio Jordan Paiba
Jordan
Martin
DREMH
Manuel Campo
Ronny Calcina
Highlands
Pune
Calcina
Luis Fernandez
Stanford University
World Health Organization
Fernandez
U.N
South America
New York
Paris
Fairtrade Foundation
Walmart
Associated Press
Vargas
Miss Chaves County contestant supports Locks of Love charity
Tracey Young seeks the Miss New Mexico crown on June 25 on the Miss America Circuit and plans to continue promoting Locks of Love, donating hair weaves and directing all proceeds to the nonprofit. She has donated since learning a friend’s cancer treatment caused hair loss, and her March donation underlines her selfless motivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracey Young
New Mexico
Locks of Love
Olympian University
Young
Michelle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Amazon Jungle
Miss
PSMH
Okla
PSM Holding Inc
Brookside Mortgage
Tulsa
Brookside Mortgage LLC
UCMC
PSMI
Greg Mahaney
Michael Thompson
Brookside
Mahaney
Jeff Smith
PSM Holdings Inc
U.S
Psmholding.com
Jonathan Entzminger Photo