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Larissa Rodrigues
Instituto Escolhas
Larissa holds a PhD and a master’s degree in Energy by the University of Sao Paulo (USP) and a bachelor’s in International Relations by Faculdades Belas Artes. She acted as the coordinator of Research and Investigations at Greenpeace Brazil, as well as a Climate and Energy campaigner. She has solid experience working with climate, energy, and forests. Her background includes projects with international organizations, universities, and the private sector on energy systems and natural resources regulation and modeling.
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Brazil exports illegal gold: How to tackle the problem
Illegal gold mining in Brazil is an old problem. With gold prices skyrocketing in recent months because of investors’ reactions to the Covid-19 pandemic, the issue has only become worse (Tollefson, 2021). A new gold rush has started in the Amazon rainforest, but not without leaving behind a trace ...
2021
Larissa Rodrigues, Felipe Bastos, Radolfo Finatti, Marta Salomon
What is the real socioeconomic impact of gold and diamond exploration in the Amazon?
Gold and diamond mining in the Amazon has become a major debate topic in recent years, and has intensified during the term of the current federal administration, alongside the issues of increased deforestation and armed conflict over land use. The question remains: does mineral exploration actually ...
2021
Larissa Rodrigues, Felipe Bastos, Radolfo Finatti, Marta Salomon
Protected areas or threatened areas? The endless gold rush in the Indigenous Lands and Conservation Units of the Amazon
This study features updated data until 2020 on the size of the threat that gold poses to protected areas in the Legal Amazon. To accomplish this, the study analyzed all gold prospecting requests (prospecting applications and permits) registered with the National Mining Agency (Agência Nacional de M...
