{"id":280176,"date":"2025-05-07T12:59:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T11:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?p=280176"},"modified":"2025-05-19T15:46:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T14:46:02","slug":"recycled-but-not-responsible-loopholes-in-recycled-gold-from-the-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/opinion\/recycled-but-not-responsible-loopholes-in-recycled-gold-from-the-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycled but not responsible: loopholes in recycled gold from the Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recycling has the potential to make the gold supply chain more sustainable, but loopholes risk undermining environmental protection and social justice. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/en\/events\/2025\/05\/oecd-forum-on-responsible-mineral-supply-chains.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025 OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains<\/a> has been drawing attention to global mineral value chains this week, IUCN NL points to two key loopholes in recycled gold from the Amazon region: an ambiguous definition and weak traceability.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Header photo: Gold mining in Madre de Dios, Peru \u00a9 Tom Laffay&nbsp;\/ IUCN NL<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The urgent need to talk about recycled gold<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Recycled minerals are widely talked about as an important steppingstone in building more sustainable value chains.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">CCSI Columbia. (2023). Circularity in mineral and renewable value chains: Overview of Technology, Policy, and Finance Aspects and OECD. Making critical minerals work for sustainable growth and&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_1');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> While recycling minerals is vital, the term \u201crecycled\u201d can also become a convenient label \u2013 masking practices that continue to fuel environmental destruction, biodiversity loss, and social injustice in highly-biodiverse regions like the Amazon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>IUCN NL commissioned a study on recycled gold from the Peruvian and Colombian Amazon. Currently, recycled gold covers approximately 61% of the global gold market,<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">LBMA. (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.lbma.org.uk\/downloads\/Publications\/2023\/Sustainability-and-Responsible-Sourcing-Report-2023-1310.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainability and Responsible Sourcing Report 2023<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> making this study timely and relevant. Large volumes of recycled gold circulate through international supply chains, yet transparency and traceability have shown little progress over the past decade.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">ARM. (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.responsiblemines.org\/en\/2023\/10\/joint-ngo-statement-eu-conflict-minerals-regulation-failing-to-reach-its-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20 NGOs Call on the EU to Step Up Its Enforcement and Adopt New Measures<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> At the same time, multiple investigations indicate that illicit gold often enters the formal gold supply chain disguised as recycled gold.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Profundo. (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/amazonwatch.org\/assets\/files\/2022-08-30-profundo-report-gold-supply-chain.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gold supply chain From Brazil to the world<\/a> and Global Witness. (2014). <a href=\"https:\/\/globalwitness.org\/en\/campaigns\/conflict-resources\/revealed-why-dubais-first-conflict-gold-audit-never-saw-light-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Revealed: Why Dubai\u2019s first conflict gold audit never saw the light of day<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> These concerns are driven by growing global demand for gold as a crisis-proof investment.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Pulitzer Center. (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/pulitzercenter.org\/stories\/trail-gold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On the Trail of Gold<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>An ambiguous definition of recycled gold continues to enable greenwashing and the laundering of freshly mined or illicit gold.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Loopholes fuelling environmental destruction and social injustice<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>IUCN NL highlights two key loopholes in the recycled gold from the Amazon region, potentially driving environmental destruction and social injustice: an ambiguous definition and weak traceability. Without clear definitions and robust traceability systems, harmful environmental and social practices related to recycled gold may slip through unnoticed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ambiguous definition of recycled gold<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>An unclear definition of recycled gold creates a major risk for greenwashing and the laundering of illicit gold. Under current standards, gold can be misdeclared as \u201crecycled\u201d if it was transformed once after its initial refining \u2013 even if it originates from illicit sources and was recently mined.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[6]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Pulitzer Center. (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/gijn.org\/stories\/investigating-illegal-gold-mining-legitimate-supply-chain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Investigating How Illegal Gold Gets Into the Legitimate Supply Chain<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> This means that newly mined gold can be quickly reprocessed and marketed as \u201crecycled\u201d without ever having entered the hands of a consumer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>The ambiguous definition of recycled gold may mislead consumers and buyers into believing the gold they purchase is more environmentally friendly and ethically sourced, when it possibly may still be linked to deforestation, criminal activities, and mining expansion in ecologically sensitive regions and biodiversity hotspots like the Amazon. Nevertheless, the definition is widely accepted by key actors along the gold value chain. More accurate terms such as \u201cre-refined\u201d or \u201creprocessed\u201d would better reflect current market practices and avoid deceptive sustainability claims.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"background background-preset-secondary\" id=\"block_37e8d65e80b879b57a8c93ecf2c52392\">\n             <div class=\"dark custom-padding-top\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Illicit gold flows:&nbsp; severe and irreversible impacts in the Amazon<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>In extraction territories such as the Amazon, illegal gold mining drives deforestation, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem degradation. Fuelled by surging global demand, this activity has become a profitable entry point for transnational criminal networks. Such criminal operations thrive in contexts of weak governance, regulatory loopholes, and widespread corruption, operating with near-total impunity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Illegal mining often takes place in or near protected areas, biodiversity hotspots, and lands inhabited by Indigenous peoples and local communities. To extract gold, vast forest areas are cleared. High levels of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/publication\/investigation-into-the-illegal-mercury-route-in-the-amazon\/\">toxic substances like mercury<\/a> are released into ecosystems and cause irreversible damage, degrading natural habitats and endangering livelihoods of local populations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Illicit gold mining is also deeply intertwined with other illegal economies, including drug trafficking, land grabbing, and money laundering. Profits from gold are frequently reinvested into other environmentally destructive activities such as industrial agriculture and cattle ranching, further accelerating deforestation and environmental harm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><strong>Relevant resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/publication\/amazon-underworld-criminal-economies-in-the-worlds-largest-rainforest\/\">Amazon Underworld: criminal economies in the world\u2019s largest rainforest | IUCN NL<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/publication\/drivers-of-deforestation-in-the-colombian-amazon-minerals-oil-and-gas\/\">Drivers of deforestation in the Colombian Amazon: minerals, oil and gas&nbsp; | IUCN NL<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/publication\/women-in-a-degraded-amazon-struggles-for-land-body-and-nature\/\">Women in a degraded Amazon: struggles for land, body and nature | IUCN NL<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/story\/gold-mining-in-madre-de-dios-mercury-in-every-body\/\">Gold mining in Madre de Dios: mercury in every body | IUCN NL<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weak traceability of gold<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>The weak traceability of gold is a second major loophole. This challenge stems from several interlinked factors. First, gold moves through a highly complex and fragmented network of actors \u2013 including miners, intermediaries, trading hubs, refineries, vaults, and banks \u2013 across both formal and informal markets. At each stage, effective traceability depends on transparent and accurate record-keeping, which is often inconsistent or entirely absent.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_7');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_7');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_7\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[7]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_7\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">ARM.(2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.responsiblemines.org\/en\/2023\/10\/joint-ngo-statement-eu-conflict-minerals-regulation-failing-to-reach-its-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20 NGOs Call on the EU to Step Up Its Enforcement and Adopt New Measures<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_7', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>As a consequence, the true origin of gold often remains unclear, and the lack of public disclosure further complicates efforts to track its journey. Additionally, reporting on high-risk suppliers and transactions is often poorly implemented or not enforced.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_8');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_8');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_8\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[8]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_8\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Global Witness. (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/globalwitness.org\/en\/campaigns\/transition-minerals\/how-gold-trade-data-could-be-better-used-for-due-diligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How gold trade data could be better used for due diligence<\/a> and SWISSAID. (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/swissaid.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/swissaid-on-the-trail-of-african-gold-web-ok.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On the trail of African gold: Quantifying production and trade to combat illicit flow<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_8', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Together, these factors make gold exceptionally difficult to trace \u2013 and this lack of oversight creates openings to use gold as a vehicle for illicit activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Traceability in the gold supply chain has stagnated, despite mounting evidence of illicit flows and environmental harm.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accountability now: our eyes on recycled gold<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>An ambiguous definition of recycled gold continues to enable greenwashing and the laundering of freshly mined or illicit gold. Powerful interests in the gold value chain play an instrumental role in maintaining this status quo. Therefore, a coherent and enforceable definition of recycled gold that excludes reprocessed gold of unknown or harmful origin is urgently needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Traceability in the gold supply chain has stagnated, despite mounting evidence of illicit flows and environmental harm. Consequently, there is an urgent need for coordinated action to improve oversight and close the gaps that allow illegal gold to enter formal markets as recycled gold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Efforts to improve traceability and accountability must be grounded in principles of environmental and social justice. Policies and definitions toward more sustainable gold supply chains must recognise structural inequalities and power imbalances, so that those in vulnerable positions, such as informal or small-scale gold miners, are not further excluded or criminalised in the name of reform.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_9');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_280176_1('footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_9');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_9\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[9]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_9\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Ojo Publico. <a href=\"https:\/\/ojo-publico.com\/especiales\/latinoamerica\/las-rutas-del-oro-sucio-amazonia\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dirty Gold Routes: a decade of illegal mining and laundering<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_280176_1_9', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Battling forest crime in the Colombian Amazon<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>To safeguard the Colombian Amazon, IUCN NL contributes to ending forest crime and to improve the territorial rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Because these people are the forest\u2019s best guardians. Amazon Rights in Focus is a collaboration of <a href=\"https:\/\/fcds.org.co\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fundacion para la Conservaci\u00f3n y Desarrollo Sostenible<\/a> (FCDS), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ambienteysociedad.org.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ambiente y Sociedad,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/es.mongabay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mongabay<\/a>, supported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.norad.no\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation<\/a> (NORAD).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/project\/amazon\/\">Read more about Amazon Rights in Focus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strengthening environmental defenders in Peru<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Every week people get killed because they stand up for nature and human rights. Women are often at the forefront of defending environmental human rights, while at the same time being more at risk. With the support of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afd.fr\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">French Development Agency<\/a> (AFD), IUCN NL works together with <a href=\"https:\/\/spda.org.pe\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental<\/a> (SPDA), Federaci\u00f3n Nativa del R\u00edo Madre de Dios y Afluentes (FENAMAD) and Comit\u00e9 de Gesti\u00f3n de la Reserva Nacional Tambopata (CDG) to strengthen the work of (women) environmental defenders in Madre de Dios, a major gold winning region in Peru. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/project\/pidda-strengthening-environmental-defenders\/\">Read more about PIDDA Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"background \" id=\"block_18b10d269148d6e3c500345874dc7b48\">\n             <div class=\"dark custom-padding-top\">\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"smallteam-members__name12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n\t<div id=\"team-members-block_f81e2530d0f9924bc9b0c2ab939b0c30\" class=\"team-members team-members-block block\">\n\t\t<span class=\"anchor-id\" id=\"\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"team-members__title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>More information? 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(2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/ccsi.columbia.edu\/sites\/ccsi.columbia.edu\/files\/content\/docs\/ccsi-circular-economy-mineral-renewable-energy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Circularity in mineral and renewable value chains: Overview of Technology, Policy, and Finance Aspects<\/a> and OECD. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/en\/topics\/sustainable-mining-for-development.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Making critical minerals work for sustainable growth and development<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_280176_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_2');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">LBMA. (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.lbma.org.uk\/downloads\/Publications\/2023\/Sustainability-and-Responsible-Sourcing-Report-2023-1310.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainability and Responsible Sourcing Report 2023<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_280176_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_3');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_3\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">ARM. (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.responsiblemines.org\/en\/2023\/10\/joint-ngo-statement-eu-conflict-minerals-regulation-failing-to-reach-its-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20 NGOs Call on the EU to Step Up Its Enforcement and Adopt New Measures<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_280176_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_4');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_4\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Profundo. (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/amazonwatch.org\/assets\/files\/2022-08-30-profundo-report-gold-supply-chain.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gold supply chain From Brazil to the world<\/a> and Global Witness. (2014). <a href=\"https:\/\/globalwitness.org\/en\/campaigns\/conflict-resources\/revealed-why-dubais-first-conflict-gold-audit-never-saw-light-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Revealed: Why Dubai\u2019s first conflict gold audit never saw the light of day<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_280176_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_5');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_5\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>5<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Pulitzer Center. (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/pulitzercenter.org\/stories\/trail-gold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On the Trail of Gold<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_280176_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_6');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_6\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>6<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Pulitzer Center. (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/gijn.org\/stories\/investigating-illegal-gold-mining-legitimate-supply-chain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Investigating How Illegal Gold Gets Into the Legitimate Supply Chain<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_280176_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_7');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_7\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>7<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">ARM.(2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.responsiblemines.org\/en\/2023\/10\/joint-ngo-statement-eu-conflict-minerals-regulation-failing-to-reach-its-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20 NGOs Call on the EU to Step Up Its Enforcement and Adopt New Measures<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_280176_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_280176_1_8');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_280176_1_8\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>8<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Global Witness. 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