Mining is very devastating to our rivers and our land and wildlife. The run off from these projects create devastating effects that are often left without cleaning up the environmental impacts. Please reconcider this dangerous project.....

Although Jacques Cousteau was French and worldfamous the french gouvernment is not an environmental friendly institution.I refer to the very many nuclear installations venomising country and population in France. Also I refer to the Atols that vanished from the Pacific Ocean, by their atomic tests.Remember the death of Pereira , a fotographer for a.o. Greenpeace, killed by the french secret service.
I doubt international protests will influence this arrogant and environmentally backwards people.

We need to restore rainforest not destroy more, even more rapidly. The world, and particularly future humankind, cannot afford gold or any other mineral at such a price.

Mining is very devastating to the rivers, land and wildlife. The run off from these projects create devastating effects that are often left without cleaning up the environmental impacts. Please reconcider this dangerous project.....

No to the Cambior project at Kaw Mountain.

The destruction of our mother – nature continues. And don’t forget about The Global Warming that changing now our climate. Sometimes I can’t understand the men’s destroying temper. The person was surrounded by pure water and thick woods, clear air and mineral’s deposits. And what? Slowly but surely the human being destroy everything. What about our children? Shall they live in desolate wilderness?

"I doubt international protests will influence this arrogant and environmentally backwards people" (Marc Sommer). I believe that a conservation portal should be free of such statements. There must be some special hate websites for such things.

I am surprised that the moderator chose to post this comment and ignored mine, about writing the French president in French.

If you ask 100 people from outside North America who are the most arrogant people in the world, I am certain that at least 99 will say "A.......s", not the French!

The French are very sensitive about the language issue, even up here in Canada. So, writing the French president in English about mining in French Guiana (it spells "Guiana" by the way)will do as much good as writing to Bush Jr. in French about oil development in Alaska or open coal mining in Wyoming. At least the former will be able to understand the letter.

I think it is time for more products in stores to be labelled to tell customers about some of the environmental effects of products' production. For example, all I see in jewellery shops are pretty glittering objects. At some level it seems to me misleading if customers are not told about impacts.

Perhaps action alerts could in future encourage us to avoid certain categories of products, where applicable. In this case new gold jewellery? Industry might increase support for labelling if customers demand it.

This kind of industries let us without green spaces! Please think about the rest of the world and let something for our kids...

Hi Glen,
There is no decision taken yet on gold mining in French Guyana.
What happened, is that WWF has taken a position against this activity and
asking the French government for more consistency in its policies, and
asking to respect the outcomes of public consultation.
Notably, France has not ratified ILO convention 169 on the rights of
indigenous peoples!

See (however in French):
www.blada.com, http://www.blada.com/data/File/062pdf/wwfcaiman10.pdf

Regards, Pita

As a Teacher of Environmental Science and Biology I have had the priveledge of studying insects and tropical rainforest ecosystems while staying at Entomotech, I believe the name has been recently changed to Amazone Nature Lodge. Having taken extensive video footage of the Kaw area it was unfortunate to learn that this Gold Mining Operation started within 300 meters of Frederick Joubert's property. Since I have studied there in 2002 and 2003 the gold-diggers have made great progress in their insidious pursuit. Eco-tourism is an environmentally friendly activity which will ruin Fred's operation, lining the pockets of a select few while depriving this regions local population of a wondrous resource. I urge all friends of the environment to rally in defense of this region. Remember, approximately 90% of French Guiana is still primary rainforest. Allowing a Canadian Multi-national will likely initiate the cancerous cycle of devestation so typified by most tropical countries(and fueled by the west's insatiable demand for their products). Along with e-mails....send petitions to the governmental authorities responsible for this authorization in France and Canada via Postal Service. I intend to have my student's participate in this most basic yet important activity. I would appreciate feedback and advice from others involved with forests,org. The time to halt this is so very brief!

put info in about positive mining projects in the Amazon Rainforest