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Instituto Escolhas develops studies and analyses regarding fundamental themes for sustainable development, providing innovative approaches to major socioenvironmental challenges.
Highlights
Gold mines in Brazil might have used 185 tons of illegal mercury
A study by Escolhas traces the mercury route and reveals that 185 tons of mercury of unknown origin might have been used for gold mining in Brazil between 2018 and 2022.
If no action is taken to change the current situation, Amazon fish farming will only grow by 4.6% by 2034
This is the projection of the study “A subaquatic solution: the forgotten potential of fish farming in the Amazon,” conducted by Escolhas. The research provides an unprecedented survey on the cultivation of native species in the states of the Legal Amazon and proposes actions to boost this production chain. Read more.
