Non-stop extraction of mineral riches

The Peace Laboratory lists similar problems in other regions:  "The COIAM, Coordinadora de Organizaciones Indígenas de Amazonas (the umbrella organization of indigenous peoples in the Venezuelan State of Amazonas) has denounced that ‘garimpeiros' (Brazilian small-scale illegal miners), Colombian guerrillas, and Venezuelan miners practice illegal mining, destroying one of the world's most bio-diverse areas digging for gold, diamonds, and coltan. Survival International estimates that around 4,000 illegal miners operate in the area. The governor of the Baniva people was quoted as saying: 'Illegal gold mining is done somehow with the approval of the Armed Forces. When the Indians complain, they are immediately repressed.' Deforestation due to illegal mining in the Venezuelan Amazon is estimated at 1,100 km2 per year."
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