“There is not much trust,” said Julio Cusuriche, an Indigenous leader from Madre de Dios, adding that military actions will never be enough without sustainable economic alternatives for locals. As long as illegal miners operate unchecked, he warned, communities surrounding Tambopata will remain exposed to mercury pollution as diggers use the toxic metal as the cheapest way to separate gold from ore.
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