POLLUTION BLOG

La Comisión de Energía y Minas del Congreso de la República aprobó un dictamen que propone establecer un marco normativo para la eliminación progresiva del uso de mercurio en la minería artesanal y de pequeña escala. La iniciativa deberá ser...

[caption id="attachment_33585" align="aligncenter" width="8192"] Fotografía: Vico Méndez[/caption] En el distrito de Inambari, la concesión minera Saltur VI, liderada por la señora Victoria Condori, inició un proceso de reforestación en una hectárea intervenida, como parte del cierre de minas y de...

In the Inambari district, the Saltur VI mining concession, led by Ms. Victoria Condori, initiated a reforestation process on one intervened hectare as part of its mine closure efforts and its commitment to responsible and mercury-free mining. Saltur VI's activities...

En Pure Earth Perú, el 2025 estuvo marcado por avances concretos en nuestra misión de reducir la exposición a metales tóxicos y proteger la salud de las personas y los ecosistemas, a través de tres líneas de trabajo que se...

This is the third year of the Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure project, which is designing and implementing programs that identify, monitor, and reduce childhood lead exposure. Since 2023, Pure Earth, Vital Strategies, and local project partners have been...

On July 24, the clean gold extraction plant of Victoria Condori, a formal mining concessionaire and active member of the Women Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners (ASM) Network of Madre de Dios, was inaugurated at the Saltur VI concession, located in...

[caption id="attachment_31418" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Victoria Condori y France Cabanillas de Pure Earth en la ceremonia de inauguración[/caption] El pasado 24 de julio, se inauguró la planta de extracción de oro limpio de Victoria Condori, concesionaria minera formal y miembro activa...

On July 24, Pure Earth Peru, Solidaridad, CINCIA, and the Wyss Academy signed an inter-institutional collaboration agreement to establish a technical support group that will strengthen the Madre de Dios Women in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (MAPE) Network. The...

El pasado 24 de julio Pure Earth Perú, Solidaridad, CINCIA  y Wyss Academy firmaron un acuerdo de colaboración interinstitucional para establecer un grupo técnico de apoyo que fortalezca a la Red de Mujeres MAPE de Madre de Dios. La Red...

On a recent trip to the Peruvian Amazon, Rodrigo Velarde, Pure Earth Peru’s Country Director, Jen Maraccino, Pure Earth's Senior Director of Development, and Allison Charalambous, Brilliant Earth's Vice President of Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability, visited Artisanal Miners Association Tauro...

Rodrigo Velarde, Pure Earth's new Country Manager for Peru, shares an update on his team's work in developing responsible solutions to mitigate pollution, and achieving recognition in the Latin American region for its work to create the first mercury-free gold...

For over four years, Pure Earth has been working with a mining association in an alliance that was formed thanks to the working relationship between the association's president Vilma C. and Pure Earth local coordinator France Cabanillas.  Today, the mining...

On October 20, just days before we launched our global outreach for International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW), we received word that Pure Earth President Richard Fuller was being recognized as one of Vox's Future Perfect 50, honoring individuals building a more perfect future. In...

Recent high profile news reports, such NBC's "Paradise Lost: The weight of gold," are bringing fresh attention to the problem of mercury pollution and deforestation. Our latest story from the field shows the progress we are making in researching and...

In a remote mining corridor in Peru, a mining association called AMATAF is on a mission to change the face of gold mining in the Amazon. [caption id="attachment_19667" align="alignnone" width="600"] Land degraded by gold mining can be seen in the...