Illegal gold mining is spreading into new parts of Peru's Amazon, and experts say it is driving a growing environmental and health crisis.

Authorities have dismantled about 30 illegal mining camps during the first week of the operation Authorities in Peru launched a large-scale operation aimed at driving out illegal gold mining and other ...

MADRE DE DIOS, Peru — Sunlight dapples the once-denuded forest floor as saplings spread their branches and leaves overhead, slowly forming a lush canopy. Each sapling is distinct, a reflection of the ...

Environmental prosecutor Karina Garay (centre) and the Peruvian navy patrol the Madre de Dios River, Peru, looking for illegal mining activity, Peru, November 26, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/ Dan ...