Indigenous women have told us that the arrival of mining projects often means more violence against them, and persecution and criminalization if they try to protect themselves, their communities and the environment.
Traditional owners are calling on the operator of the Ranger Uranium Mine to take responsibility for a fire that is threatening important cultural sites in Kakadu National Park. The mine is controlled by Rio Tinto.
Traditional owners are calling on the operator of the Ranger Uranium Mine to take responsibility for a fire that is threatening important cultural sites in Kakadu National Park. The mine is controlled by Rio Tinto.
Brown coal – aka lignite – is among the dirtiest of fossil fuels. Mining it from open pits can create profoundly negative impacts on soil, vegetation, water, air – not to mention the health, safety and livelihoods of people in neighbouring communities. The London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is funding lignite mining in Serbia, with devastating effects on surrounding communities.
As the deep sea mining industry chases investors at the Asia Pacific Deep Sea Mining Summit, a new critique by the Deep Sea Mining Campaign reveals indefensible flaws in the Environmental and Social Benchmarking Analysis of the Solwara 1 project commissioned by Nautilus Minerals. The proposed Solwara 1 deep sea mine, situated in the Bismarck Sea of Papua New Guinea, is the world’s first to receive an operating licence.
