Africa: Deep Seabed Mining – Bad for Biodiversity and Terrible for the Economy

4 December 2024 The Conversation Africa (Johannesburg) analysis By Elizabeth Steyn The debate around deep seabed mining has been gaining … More

Uganda’s Complex Oil Project Begins to Take Shape

@GovUganda / Twitter 25 November 2024 The Independent (Kampala) By Ronald Musoke Analysis — Since 2006 when crude oil deposits … More

Criminalization in Ecuador: Charged for Speaking out Against Canadian Mining

21 November 2024, 10:33am EST Viviana Herrera Latin America Program Coordinator “We felt displaced in our own homes,” says Rosa Masapanta, … More

Statement from the Xinka Parliament of Guatemala Condemning Interference in Court-Ordered Consultation on Escobal Mine by San Rafael las Flores Municipality and Pan American Silver

20 November 2024, 8:13pm EST Source: Xinka Parliament The following statement was originally issued in Spanish by the Xinka Parliament … More

Zimbabwean Government Shields Foreign Mining Companies Accused of Exploiting Rural Communities

16 November 2024 New Zimbabwe (London) By Darlington Gatsi GOVERNMENT of Zimbabwe has defended foreign mining companies operating in the … More

Continued Militarization and Criminalization of Environmental Defenders to Advance Canadian Mining Project in Ecuador

Blog Entry 11 November 2024, 2:57pm EST Viviana Herrera Latin America Program Coordinator On October 27, 2024, the Ecuadorian military … More

Brazil: 9th Memorial to the tragedy of Samarco that killed 19 people and the Rio Doce

Nov 7, 2024 | News On 5 November, the communities in Brazil who were affected by the collapse of the Fundão tailing … More

Colombia: Manifesto for Water and Life by the Committee for the Defence of Water and the Santurbán Paramo

23 October 2024, 12:44pm EDT Source: Committee for the Defence of Water and the Santurbán Páramo The following was translated … More

International Allies Applaud the Acquittal of the Five Unjustly Jailed Water Defenders in El Salvador

An international observer delegation made up of academics and lawyers from Canada, the United States, and Mexico observed the trial … More

Brazilian Communities Prepare for Landmark Legal Battle Against BHP in London Over 2015 Mariana Dam Disaster

Oct 16, 2024 | News From 21 October, Brazilian communities will gather at the London High Court for a pivotal case against … More