18 FEBRUARY 2016 GroundUp (Cape Town) OPINION By Christopher Rutledge By giving corporations a bigger stake, the people affected by … More
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Consultant: Land, Environment, and Natural Resources
Africa: We Need a Real ‘Alternatives to Mining’ Indaba
By Farai Maguwu And Christelle Terreblanche 16th February 2016 This year’s alternative to mining conference in South Africa was a … More
Tanzania: In Defence of the Rights of the Poor to Land, Extractives Resources
1st January 2016 ANALYSIS By Deodatus Mfugale In September 2015, a group comprising eight non-governmental organisations that deal with land … More
Risks and challenges around human rights and conflict
Multinationals in conflict-affected areas This paper highlights some of the risks and challenges associated with multinational corporations operating in fragile … More
Canada: Time to Axe the Conservative Government’s Ineffective CSR Counsellor Office
News Release 22 January 2016, 3.34pm EST (Ottawa) Civil society groups are calling on the new Liberal federal government to … More
Ethiopia: Growth By Extraction
18th January 2016 ANALYSIS Throughout the price boom of the 2000s, extractive resources (mining, oil and gas) were seen as … More
Romanian village blocks Canadian firm from mining for gold
Rosia Montana declared site of historical interest, granting it protection from Gabriel Resources, which has tried for 15 years to … More
Canadian mining company suspends work at Greek site, lays off 600 after spat with government
By DEREK GATOPOULOS, Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Canadian mining company Eldorado Gold said Tuesday it is suspending work … More
Zambia: Mining Acres of Diamonds in You
30th December 2015 OPINION PHIL McGraw says “Every one of us, you included, has within us everything we will ever … More
WTO favours developed countries, not the peasants and poor people
By La Vía Campesina, 24 December 2015 Under capitalism production is not for consumption but for trade to make profits. … More
