Gold mining expands fastest on Indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon, new analysis finds

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A new report by the Amazon Environmental Research Institute has found that gold mining poses a significant threat to Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon…

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  • Reported by ABC News and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:42:28 UTC.

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