A global mercury summit in Geneva has faced criticism from environmental and Indigenous groups for failing to act on mercury use in small-scale gold mining, the world’s top source of ...

The discovery of gold deposits in Malawi has left hotspots pitted, endangering the environment and human health. Every morning, thousands of Malawians desperate for quick riches dig and shovel tonnes ...

Indigenous women of childbearing age from Nicaragua’s Waspam municipality have been exposed to toxic levels of mercury, ...