We are proud to announce the launch of the interactive platform “Mercury, chasing the quicksilver” that presents an investigation on mercury trade in the Guiana Shield by our partner InfoAmazonia in partnership with Armando.Info and Fantástico (TV Globo).
Mercury is one of the driving forces behind small-scale gold mining in the Amazon. The liquid metal is considered essential to extract gold, but mercury pollutes fragile ecosystems and harms human health.
read more... https://www.iucn.nl/en/updates/investigation-into-the-illegal-mercury-route-in-the-amazon
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