Leaders from seven Amazonian countries gathered in Brasília for a regional workshop hosted by Conservation Strategy Fund to address the environmental, social, and legal impacts of mercury-based gold mining. The event highlighted the urgent need for cross-border cooperation and tools like the Mining Impacts Calculator to guide enforcement, protect ecosystems, and strengthen environmental governance across the Amazon.  

Background: A Region of Rich Resources and Deep Traditions Located in West Kalimantan, Sintang Regency spans approximately 21,000 square kilometers and is home to over 438,000 people. It holds significant natural assets: 1.3 million hectares of forest, rich biodiversity in national parks, and abundant freshwater systems, including rivers and lakes that sustain traditional livelihoods. The region is also culturally rich, with communities like the Dayak and Malay maintaining strong spiritual and practical ties to the land.

El pasado 16 de julio, el Centro de Formación y Capacitación (CFC) de la Procuraduría General del Estado (PGE), en alianza con Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF), dio inicio al curso virtual “Uso de la Calculadora de Impactos de la Minería Ilegal de Oro”. Esta iniciativa académica busca fortalecer las capacidades técnicas de los funcionarios públicos en la defensa jurídica del Estado frente a los daños ocasionados por la minería ilegal. El curso se desarrolló en dos sesiones programadas para el 16 y 18 de julio del presente año.

Ante los crecientes desafíos sociales, ambientales y económicos relacionados con la minería de oro y el uso de mercurio en la región amazónica, funcionarios de Gobierno, cooperación internacional y otros actores, se dieron cita en el taller “Discusión de una Estrategia Regional para Abordar la Minería de Oro”, desarrollado el pasado 18 de junio en Brasilia, Brasil.

Lima, Peru - On Friday, July 11th, Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) and the Attorney General's Office (PGE) signed an Interinstitutional Cooperation Agreement to strengthen technical capacities in the economic valuation of environmental damage caused by illegal gold mining.

Con el objetivo de fortalecer las capacidades técnicas en la valoración económica del daño ambiental causado por la minería ilegal de oro, Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) y la Procuraduría General del Estado (PGE) firman un Convenio de Cooperación Interinstitucional. 

Background The Asmat Regency is one of four regencies in South Papua, an Indonesian province with abundant natural resources, among them tropical forest ecosystems, fisheries, mining, and inland aquatic ecosystems. Natural resource management and economic development are some of the key challenges facing the region and are often assumed to be in opposition to each other. 

Two weeks ago, I joined a webinar hosted by the World Bank for the Amazonia Viva team on the development and use of the Mining Impacts Calculator in the Amazon. There was strong interest from participants, and I was particularly struck by how IBAMA, Brazil’s environmental enforcement agency, is actively using the tool to impose fines on violators engaged in illegal gold mining.

Just one day after World Oceans Day, South Africa took a significant step toward global ocean stewardship when South Africa’s Minister of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), Dr Dion George, signed the High Seas Treaty on behalf of South Africa during the United Nations Oceans Conference in Nice, France.

Lima, 29 de mayo de 2025 – En el marco del Peru Carbon Forum 2025, Augusto Mulanovich, Director de Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) en Perú, participó como ponente en la mesa titulada “Proyectos de Soluciones Basadas en la Naturaleza (SbN) para Perú: Conservación de ecosistemas y mercado de carbono”. El evento reunió a actores del sector público, empresas, ONGs y sociedad civil para debatir sobre el futuro del mercado de carbono en la región.