Indigenous Amazonians win landmark ruling against mercury pollution in Colombia

Mongabay
Jul 9, 2025, 11:41 am130 pts
Colombia’s Constitutional Court has issued a historic ruling, finding in favor of Indigenous leaders who say their communities in the country’s Amazonian region are at risk of losing their identity and disappearing due to mercury contamination from gold mining. The court ordered the protection of these…

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