In Suriname’s Amazon, the Wayana community struggling to keep gold miners at bay

Mongabay
Oct 29, 2026, 2:47 pm127 ptsTrending
KAWEMHAKAN, Suriname — Beneath thousands of square kilometers of rainforest here lie vast deposits of gold and other minerals. Around a million ounces are extracted legally every year, but much more remains buried throughout the Amazon. In some of the farthest-flung parts of the rainforest, such as these…

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In Suriname’s Amazon, the Wayana community struggling to keep gold miners at bay

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