The yanomami have been battling the detrimental impact of illegal
gold mining on their land and livelihoods for decades. Their rivers
and forests are being contaminated by mercury used to extract the
gold. Cattle ranchers are entering through the roads carved out by
the miners in the eastern part of the territory, clear-cutting forest
for them to sell and settle. The miners have been transmitting fatal
diseases to the community, which did not previously exist in the
area, such as malaria. They are now suffering from poor health both
from the miners and from their contaminated territory
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