She presented the dire threats to the Wayana from unregulated mining. These include: environmental degradation; mercury and arsenic contamination of the food and water supply brought on by the dumping of mine waste; and the disruption of traditional food-gathering activities (hunting, fishing, and subsistence agriculture).
Augustine stated, “What’s been happening to the Wayana people is a tragedy, and the OAS must take immediate action to recommend that the government of Suriname provide food and water resources to the Wayana people immediately if they are to prevent their extinction; remediation of the land and water supply will be necessary for the long term survival of the Wayana.”
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