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An illegal mining camp in the Yanomami territory in Brazil's Roraima state in Feb. 2023

Environmental Crime Is a Critical Threat to the Americas

Illicit mining, logging, wildlife trafficking and other environmental offenses have become vital sources of revenue for some of Latin America’s largest criminal groups.

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