Image #1: Gold Mining Deforestation Continues to Expand in La Pampa (Madre de Dios, Peru)
Image of the Week #1 highlights that gold mining deforestation continues to expand in the southern Peruvian Amazon (Department of Madre de Dios). Most notably, the image illustrates that much of the most recent (2013 – 2015) deforestation occured a)…
Mining News Watch #14
Report #14  //  December 17, 2014 – January 27, 2015 Top Stories The new regional president of Madre de Dios and former mining leader, Luis Otsuka, met with President Ollanta Humala to begin discussions of key mining-related issues. To combat…
Mining News Watch #12
Report #12  //  October 16 – November 19, 2014 Top Stories The second round of regional presidential elections in Madre de Dios is likely to take place on December 7th. Both candidates are strong proponents of small-scale mining and have…
Mining News Watch #11
Report #11 // September 18 – October 21, 2014 Top Stories In the October 5th regional elections, none of the candidates for President of Madre de Dios surpassed the 30% threshold needed for victory, thereby forcing a second round between…