Illegal Gold Mining in the Brazilian Amazon: Environmental Degradation in Yanomami Indigenous Lands, and Regulatory Failures
Illegal gold mining in the Amazon poses a severe threat to indigenous communities and the environment. This study quantitatively investigates the link between gold exports, mining expansion, and resultant deforestation within the Yanomami Indigenous T
Authors
- Jurandir Moura Dutra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3198-3818)
- Ana Claudia Moxotó (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8865-226X)
- Sílvia Aparecida Martins dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3327-1128)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Amazonas (BR)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22541/au.175550235.53020123/v1
- Primary Topic
- Mining and Resource Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00