Manuel is on a mission to end illegal gold mining in the Amazon (opens original article in a new tab)

Manuel Calloquispe investigates illegal gold mining in the Amazon, facing threats and violence while highlighting its environmental and health impacts. The illegal gold trade is larger than the cocaine trade in Peru.

• Manuel Calloquispe is a Peruvian journalist investigating illegal gold mining in the Amazon
• He has received death threats and been beaten for his work
• Illegal gold mining causes environmental destruction and health risks due to mercury pollution
• The illegal gold trade is larger than the cocaine trade in Peru