CausesWater Alternatives Photos/Flickr Dammed, now mined: Indigenous Brazilians fight for the Xingu River’s future Canadian mining company Belo Sun wants to build a huge gold mine in the Big Bend of the Xingu region, in Pará; project foresees the extraction of 74 tons of gold in 20 years of operation.
Causes www.newyorker.com Blood gold in the Brazilian rain forest Indigenous people and illegal miners are engaged in a fight that may help decide the future of the planet.
Causes news.mongabay.com Indonesian journalists critical of illegal palm plantation found dead Press and environmental activists agree that the murders heighten concerns about the state of the free press and activism in the country.
