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Four innovations with the best performance were selected as winners of 'The Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge: The Amazon'

In total, 121 applicants from 22 countries around the world applied, with more than 50% from countries in the Amazon region.

The selected projects were from Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.

From AI-powered forest monitoring to mining tools that reduce mercury use, the Amazon CoLab will accelerate solutions that aim to transform artisanal and small-scale gold mining practices to be more environmentally responsible and socially equitable.

This Mongabay Newscast podcast episode shares two stories about the impacts of mining and some of the new and innovative ways conservationists are attempting to deal with those impacts.

Last October, a global coalition of partners began a search for the best solutions to address challenges related to artisanal and small-scale mining - from the destruction of rainforests, to widespread mercury contamination, and the health & safety of mining communities.