Published by MAC on 2020-06-22Source: Mining Watch Canada (2020-06-19) The future fortunes of the Latin American state being promoted as … More
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Consultant: Land, Environment, and Natural Resources
Mining’s “Pandemic Profiteering” – a new report
Published by MAC on 2020-06-18Source: NGO report (2020-06-02) Sponsored and researched by several organisations, a fresh inventory has just been … More
Nigeria: How Illegal Mining Is Driving Local Conflicts in Nigeria
Criminal networks fuel community violence in a bid to exploit untapped mineral deposits in the North West. 16 JUN 2020 / BY MAURICE … More
South Africa: Mining Case Poses Big Questions About the Right of Business to Silence Dissent
By Rebecca Davis 9 June 2020 A case to be heard this week by the Western Cape High Court poses … More
Kenya: Quarry Blasts – Bobasi Residents Decry Destruction of Houses, Loss of Livelihoods
By Rosemary Onchari 9 June 2020 Kisii — Residents in Kisii’s Nyamonema area bordering Bobasi and Bonchari constituencies have renewed … More
The Weekend Essay (1): A Thai community victimised by the military
Published by MAC on 2020-05-15Source: Thai Enquirer (2020-05-12) A Thai journalist describes how a local community is vividly attempting to … More
Africa: Cobalt Is Critical to the Renewable Energy Transition. How Can We Minimize Its Social and Environmental Cost?
14th May 2020 Ensia (Minnesota) Analysis By Bianca Nogrady Demand for cobalt is expected to soar in coming years as … More
The MidWeek Essay: Indian states punish stranded workers
Published by MAC on 2020-05-12Source: Huffington Post (2020-05-11) Corona virus pandemic used as pretext “Stay at home – stay safe!”. … More
South African community threatened by “worse” than Corona Virus
Published by MAC on 2020-05-08Source: Save Our Wilderness (2020-05-07) Keeping safe against Covid-19 is a challenge in Somkhele, where lack … More
“Let the sun set on Xingu mining!” demand people and judges
Published by MAC on 2020-05-04Source: International Rivers Network (2020-05-02) Brazilian judges have indicted a mining company’s massive open-pit gold mining … More
