The Içá River, a key area for drug trafficking and illegal mining, is disputed by Brazilian and Colombian gangs on the Amazonian border.

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In 54 out of 75 border towns located in the Amazon, there is a drug trafficking presence with the active participation of organised crime.

On Peru's border with Ecuador, illegald gold mining divides indigenous communities, increases sexual exploitation and violence at the Santiago River.

OjoPúblico's Cross-Border Research Network analyzed these practices in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Peru.

Between 2018 and 2022, the Amazonian territories of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru lost more than one million hectares of forest.