Today, the Chief of the Paiter Surui indigenous people in the state of Rondônia, Brazil has issued the following plea for help to stop illegal logging and mining on their lands. The letter is unedited.
This is my cry of alarm, please listen to me! Almir Narayamoga Surui Chief of the Paiter Surui indigenous people | 17th October 2016 News Indigenous People Brazil Deforestation Amazon Illegal Logging …
Rio Tinto's QMM ilmenite mine in Madagascar has breached a legal buffer zone, exposing local people to “unacceptably high” environmental risks, a new study by the Andrew Lees Trust has found. YVONNE ORENGO and STEVEN EMERMAN report
Fears of radionuclide-enriched water pollution as Madagascar mining breaches legal limits Yvonne Orengo Dr Steven H Emerman | 3rd September 2018 News Pollution Radioactive Waste Mining Madagascar …
India's neoliberal government is attempting the mass seizure of indigenous lands, commons and forests in order to hand them over for corporate exploitation with mines, dams and plantations, writes Pushpa Achanta. But tribal communities are rising up to resist the takeover, which is not only morally reprehensible but violates India's own laws and international human rights obligations.
India's Indigenous Peoples organise to protect forests, waters and commons Pushpa Achanta Waging Nonviolence | 7th November 2015 News India Indigenous Peoples Forests Water Energy Law Human Rights …
Governments and companies making no effort to quantify the real climate impacts
Emissions from tar sands seriously underestimated The Ecologist | 5th October 2009 News Tar Sands Climate Change Energy Coal Mining tarsands1.jpg Governments and companies making no effort to …
A federal judge has ruled the expansion of Montana coal mine illegal for impacts on water resources, the Yellowstone River, and the climate.
Montana coal mine expansion ruled illegal Yasmin Dahnoun | 6th October 2022 | News Coal Mine Mining coal_mine.jpg A federal judge has ruled the expansion of Montana coal mine illegal for impacts on …
Mining for minerals and metals is on the rise, threatening communities, ecosystems and a just transition to clean energy.
Brexit and the global race for raw materials Dawn Stevenson | 12th April 2019 News Mining Brexit UK Extractivism Mineral Extraction Europe Climate Change Renewables Uk Mine Mining for minerals and …
Africa is facing an unprecedented surge in road and railway building with 33 huge 'development corridors' planned that threaten 2,400 of the continent's protected wildlife areas, writes Bill Laurance. We must block the most destructive plans and limit avoidable impacts on natural areas - before it's too late.
Massive road and rail projects threaten thousands of Africa’s wildlife reserves Bill Laurance James Cook University | 4th January 2015 Comment Africa Conservation Transport Development Protected …
With the Kimberley Process in a state of paralysis over Zimbabwean diamonds, consumers can no longer be sure they’re buying ethical jewels. Ahead of a BBC Panorama investigation into the issue, Rosie Spinks reports
Export of Zimbabwean diamonds threatens ethical jewellery trade Rosie Spinks | 8th August 2011 News Blood Diamond Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe Alluvial Deposit Mineral Extraction News Society Mining …
OceanaGold is demanding $300 million in compensation from impoverished El Salvador after a mining permit was refused to safeguard a clean drinking water source that millions of people depend on, writes Pete Dolack. The sum does not even represent losses - but profits the company claims it would have made.
A mining company's $300 million attack on El Salvador's water Pete Dolack | 5th October 2014 News Mining Finance El Salvador lago-suchitlan-es-cut.jpg OceanaGold is demanding $300 million in …
Australian environmentalists have launched a lawsuit against plans to expand a coal port that threatens the Great Barrier Reef, writes Maxine Newlands. The approval came in spite of warnings from UNESCO and marine scientists that the Reef is already 'in danger'.
Great Barrier Reef coal port challenged Maxine Newlands | 6th May 2014 News Oceans Mining Transport Fossil Fuels Coal gbr-turtle-cut.jpg Australian environmentalists have launched a lawsuit against …
Activist Fikile Ntshangase’s death is another case of the injustice that environmental defenders endure.
Ntshangase’s voice rings louder than gunshots Dalena Tran | 5th November 2020 | News Mining Activism Editor’s Picks Fikile Ntshangase Activist Fikile Ntshangase’s death is another case of the …
The Turow open-pit lignite mine is drying up water sources on both sides of the Polish-Czech border. In light of plans to expand mining at Turow, Czechs are now rebelling against putting up with damages from a foreign mine they get no benefits from CLAUDIA CIOBANU reports
Czechs angry at severe water loss caused by Polish mining Claudia Ciobanu | 28th November 2016 News Mining Coal Fossil Fuels Dispute Pollution Environmental Damage polish mining .jpg The Turow …
A vast bauxite mine in India that would destroy the 'sacred mountain' of the Dongria Kindh people has been quashed following a local referendum that decisively rejected the $8.1 billion project.
India saves 'Avatar tribe' from mine Oliver Tickell | 13th January 2014 News India Mining Bauxite Indogenous Peoples dongria-kondh-girls.png A vast bauxite mine in India that would destroy the …
Australian mining companies have a poor track record operating in Africa. Australian uranium company Paladin Energy has now put two of its mines into 'care-and-maintenance' and bankruptcy looms. But who cleans up the company's mess in Namibia and Malawi, asks JIM GREEN
Who cleans up the mess when an Australian uranium mining company leaves Africa? Jim Green - Nuclear Monitor | 18th June 2018 Comment Uranium Africa Australia Nuclear Mining Langer Heinrich uranium …
Students, workers and civil rights activists gathered in their hundreds today in Delhi to protest at the mining company Vedanta, and the Indian government's support of highly destructive mining projects in forests and on indigenous peoples' lands.
India - 'Foil Vedanta' protests erupt in Delhi The Ecologist | 31st July 2014 News Mining India Indigenous Peoples Forests Pollution Corporations protestphotovedanta-cut.jpg Students, workers and …
The Fair Trade Foundation and the Alliance For Responsible Mining join forces to challenge unsustainable gold mining industry in Colombia and Peru
World's first Fairtrade gold goes on sale in the UK Ruth Styles | 12th February 2011 News Fairtrade Gold Mining Natural World News Society fairtradegold.jpg More than two million child labourers are …
The renewable power boom is excellent news for people and planet, writes Pete Dolack. But let's not get carried away: much energy that claims to be 'renewable; like biomass and big hydro, is no such thing. And greening our energy is just one of many steps to a sustainable world. The greatest challenges - like tackling the monster of infinite 'growth' - all lie ahead.
Renewable energy alone cannot reverse global warming or make a sustainable world Pete Dolack | 25th May 2015 News Energy Renewables Pollution Wind Denmark Green Economy Trade Climate Change Mining …
The government’s recent approval of the proposal to open a new coking coal mine in West Cumbria is an example of such climate nationalism in action.
The problem of climate nationalism Peter Somerville | 20th December 2022 | Comment Climate Nationalism West Cumbria Coal Mining Climate Breakdown Editor’s Picks 51826050491_9c2a07ede4_b.jpg The …
Two months ago Colombia's largest gold-mining project ‘La Colosa' was called off after a small town said "NO" in a local referendum. A wave of public consultations against similar projects is now sweeping Colombia and beyond, while the Government hesitates to introduce rigorous environmental regulations for the industry writes BURAG GURDEN
Colombian environmental protestors 'see off' one of the world's biggest gold mining companies Burag Gurden | 22nd June 2017 News Mining Environmentalism Colombia colombia3.jpg Two months ago …
Disastrous water pollution from gold mines in El Salvador has united government and people to oppose new metal mines, writes Lynn Holland. In Central America's most water scarce country, the imperative is to keep lakes, rivers and streams clean and wholesome. But there may be a heavy price to pay, with a Canadian mining company pressing a $300 million 'compensation' claim.
For the love of water: El Salvador's mining ban may cost $300m 'compensation' Lynn Holland | 10th October 2015 News Mining Water El Salvador Central America Canada Law Trade …
JP Morgan's announcement that it's pulling out of coal is purest doublespeak, writes Assaad Razzouk. But it's not the only financier to engage in climate hypocrisy, as banks prepare to lend $5 trillion to build 2,440 new coal power stations. To deliver the Paris Agreement they - and the loans that would finance them - must be cancelled.
Climate hypocrisy: JP Morgan's empty promises on coal Assaad Razzouk | 24th March 2016 Comment Fossil Fuels Coal Finance Mining Corporations COP21 cancel-coal-cut.jpg JP Morgan's announcement that …
Almost entirely unknown to the outside world, and even to most local residents, hundreds of square kilometres of South Africa's Karoo dryland have been bought up by uranium mining companies, writes Dr Stefan Cramer. With no strategic assessment of the industry's devastating impacts and massive water demand, official permission could soon be granted for vast open pit mines.
Uranium mining threatens South Africa‘s iconic Karoo Dr Stefan Cramer | 28th April 2016 News Nuclear Mining South Africa Namibia Russia Pollution Water The Land Fracking 7 - drilling and blasting …
Human rights violations reported as villagers 'gagged' during negotiations for compensation from Rio Tinto’s QMM mine in Madagascar.
Rio Tinto’s Madagascar 'social licence' undermined Yvonne Orengo | 4th April 2023 | Comment Rio Tinto Madagascar QMM Mining Editor’s Picks unknown.jpeg Human rights violations reported as villagers …