s a result of the MOU, Peru, assisted by the United States, launched Operation Mercury: a two-year plan to evict illegal miners from Madre de Dios, an epicenter of illegal mining in Peru.18 The operation included 1,200 Peruvian police, 300 soldiers, and 70 prosecutors, aimed at removing an estimated 6,000 illegal miners from the La Pampa area of Madre de Dios and establishing a semi-permanent government presence in the region to prevent their return.19 The operation largely succeeded, and Peruvian President MartÃn Vizcarra announced in February 2020 that one year after Operation Mercury began, Madre de Dios attained 100% elimination of illicit mining.20 Additionally, third-party reports from the Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project show that deforestation in the area fell by 92%.21
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