Digging Deeper: Illegal Mining, Organized Crime, and the Fight to Protect the Amazon
Protecting the Amazon also means defending the people who call it home. This event will bring together Indigenous leaders and experts to examine the impact of illegal mining and organized crime in the Amazon Basin and the challenges of protecting the region.
Date: October 20, 2026
Time: 12:00–1:30 p.m. EDT.
Format: Hybrid, via Zoom and in person at AUWCL, Yuma Building, Room Y403. (300 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016)
Languages: English and Spanish, with simultaneous interpretation available to both online and in-person participants.
Panelists:
• Claudia Martin, AUWCL
• Cristina Vollmer de Burelli, SOSOrinoco
• Silvana Baldovino, SPDA
• Mariana Rendón, People in Need
• Walter Quertehuari, Reserva Comunitaria Amarakaeri
• Daniel Cerqueira, DPLF
Register here. Registered participants will receive access instructions by email.
