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Colombia’s Amazon is teetering. Its new president mustn’t push it over the edge

With Colombia’s new president set to take office on August 7, expert Adam Isacson analyzes three proposals by Abelardo De la Espriella (backed by the Trump administration) in our new guest column. He argues they threaten to be a disaster for the Colombian Amazon, while also outlining a different path that remains possible.
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Las Claritas and the Battle for Gold in the New U.S.–Venezuela Era

by Carlos Suniaga and Enner Agreda Fajardo
Un garimpeiro posa para la foto durante un operativo de control de la fuerza pública brasileña, dentro del Territorio Indígena Sararé.
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Gold, excavators and rifles: armed groups and militias control the Sararé Indigenous Territory 

by Bruno Abbud
Venezuela y sus minas de conflicto están open for business
Opinion

Venezuela and its conflict mines are open for business

by Bram Ebus
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(VIDEO) Critical Minerals: The Future for the Amazon Community of Chorrobocón?

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(VIDEO) How critical minerals are fueling conflict in the Amazon

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Opinion

Between China, the United States and the ELN: The Geopolitical Scramble for Venezuela Smells Like Plunder

by Arianna de Sousa-García and Bram Ebus
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Stateless and Lawless: After Two Years of Noboa, Armed Groups Control Ecuador’s Amazon

by Diego Cazar Baquero
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U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific intensify trafficking through Amazon routes

by Bram Ebus, Sinar Alvarado and Jeanneth Valdivieso
Critical Minerals

The Blue Gold Rush

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Chorrobocón’s Gamble: Betting on Critical Minerals

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Minastyc, a Unicorn on the Orinoco

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Invasion, Violence and Plunder in Southern Venezuela: The Price of Global Defense and ‘Clean Technology’

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