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Illegal Gold Mining in Colombia Is Destroying the Rainforest

By Paramount Technetwork | November 16, 2016 |
Illegal Gold Mining in Colombia Is Destroying the Rainforest

This story was originally published on Newsweek and supported by SKUP, the Norwegian Foundation for a Free and Investigative Press and GRID-Arendal’s Investigative Environmental Journalism Grants programme. Learn more. By Bram Ebus The air is sweltering as Américo Mosquera trudges through a shallow river in his black rubber boots. The 62-year-old knows these muddy waters…

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GRID-Arendal at Norway – South Africa Week

By Paramount Technetwork | November 3, 2016 |
GRID-Arendal at Norway - South Africa Week

GRID-Arendal is at the annual Norway-South Africa Science Week in Cape Town supporting the long standing tradition of partnership and collaboration between the two countries. This year’s conference focuses on “value creation in ocean space” and involves more than 300 participants. “It’s a simple concept, really,” says Yannick Beaudoin, GRID-Arendal’s Chief Scientist. “The oceans and…

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