Brazil is using forensic science to tackle illegal gold mining in the Amazon, a top threat to the rainforest, Indigenous ...

Brazilian Federal Police investigators are expanding a program to other countries, allowing them to trace gold from illegal Amazon mines. This initiative aims to apprehend criminals who smuggle gold ...

The Guardian goes on the ground with Brazilian forces fighting to eradicate mining that has destroyed protected areas of Indigenous land ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new study concludes that nearly all of the gold imported into the European Union from Brazil comes from Amazonian areas with a high risk of ...

Scientists use tech to analyze "DNA of Brazilian gold" Illegal gold mining surged as Bolsonaro weakened controls Artisanal mining is now big business for criminal gangs BRASILIA, Dec 14 (Reuters) - ...

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s Federal Police can trace whether gold came from an illegal mine in the Amazon rainforest, and investigators told Reuters they are expanding the program to other countries, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Erich Moreira Lima, coordinator of program 'Ouro Alvo', shows samples at Brazil's Federal Police gold-tracing program 'Ouroteca' ...