Illegal gold mining devastates Amazon rainforest

Illegal gold mining operations are causing widespread devastation across the Amazon rainforest, with miners invading Indigenous territories and creating serious humanitarian and environmental threats. Police have been conducting operations against these illegal miners, including destroying their equipment, as shown in exclusive video footage. The mining activities involve deforestation, mercury contamination of soil and water, and are causing food shortages for Indigenous communities. Documentarians Ekaterina Kozhakina and Kristians Pacheco Acevedo are reportedly working on a new film about the issues facing the Amazon forests.