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Peru Election Exposes Lack of Plans on Illegal Mining
Only 12 of 36 parties offer specific proposals as illegal mining expands deeper into the Amazon, fueling deforestation and mercury pollution.
- Voters in Peru are heading to elections, but illegal mining has been largely ignored in the campaign.
- The activity is a major driver of deforestation, mercury pollution, and harm to Indigenous communities, especially in the Amazon.
- Experts warn illegal mining has become the country’s largest illicit economy, yet political parties have failed to seriously address it.
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RIO DE JANEIRO. Med 36 candidate, skenande brottslighet och en djup misstro mot politiker går Peruanerna till valurnorna next day. Bland favoriterna finns and exdiktators dotter, and komiker och and ultrakonservativ kandidat som kallar sig ”Porky”.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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Peru election highlights lack of plans to tackle illegal mining despite growing environmental crisis
As Peru heads into elections, most political parties lack concrete plans to tackle illegal mining, a major driver of deforestation and mercury pollution in the Amazon.
·United States
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Total News Sources20
Leaning Left11Leaning Right3Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Left
Bias Distribution
- 58% of the sources lean Left
58% Left
L 58%
C 26%
R 16%
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