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BLOOD GOLD.

Authors :
ANDERSON, JON LEE
Source :
New Yorker. 11/11/2019, Vol. 95 Issue 35, p40-51. 12p. 3 Black and White Photographs, 4 Cartoon or Caricatures.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

The article discusses the conflict between illegal miners and indigenous tribes in Brazil over the Amazon rainforest. Topics explored include comparison between the environmental effects of logging and wildcat mining, remarks from ecologist Barbara Zimmerman regarding the destruction of the land of the Kayapo tribe, and the economic cost of illegal mining in the region.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0028792X
Volume :
95
Issue :
35
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New Yorker
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
139426472