Undermining rights: indigenous lands and mining in the Amazon
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TextPublication details: Washington, DC World Resources Institute 2020Description: 132pSubject(s): Online resources: Summary: Amazonian governments have promoted and supported the
exploitation of high-value minerals for decades, but in recent
years, have committed to mining as a key component of their
national development strategies. This has driven mining into
more remote parts of the Amazon with significant implications
for indigenous peoples and the forest. As mining expands deeper into the Amazon, there is an urgent need to better understand the law, practice, and outcomes of mining on indigenous lands in the Amazon. This report analyzes the law regarding the rights of indigenous people over their lands and the minerals on and below them, the level of implementation of these rights and the links between mining and forest cover change
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Amazonian governments have promoted and supported the
exploitation of high-value minerals for decades, but in recent
years, have committed to mining as a key component of their
national development strategies. This has driven mining into
more remote parts of the Amazon with significant implications
for indigenous peoples and the forest. As mining expands deeper into the Amazon, there is an urgent need to better understand the law, practice, and outcomes of mining on indigenous lands in the Amazon. This report analyzes the law regarding the rights of indigenous people over their lands and the minerals on and below them, the level of implementation of these rights and the links between mining and forest cover change
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