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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

After Years of Indigenous-Led Campaigning, Court Grants Rights to Peru's Marañón River

 The Kukama women also aimed to halt infrastructure projects including hydroelectric dams and the Amazon Waterway—recognized as environmental risks by the International Union for Conservation of Nature—and warned that illegal gold mining has left the Marañón with mercury contamination that must be remedied.

read more... https://www.commondreams.org/news/peru-river-rights

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