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Mon Feb 03 2025
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With skyrocketing global demand for critical minerals – vital to the green energy transition – Indigenous groups and biodiversity are at risk in the Philippines
03 December 2024
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Between 2021 and 2023, nearly 90% of violence and protests happened in emerging economies, while up to 81% of mining is by companies from wealthier and major consumer countries
07 November 2024
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Mining for metals to build electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels and electric grids linked to more than 300 incidents of violence, protest and deaths between 2021 and 2023
07 November 2024
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The meaning of "value addition" in mineral supply chains dominated a recent OECD forum, with campaigners arguing that it goes beyond financial gains
04 June 2024
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The global energy transition is helping fuel a growing boom in toxic rare earth mining in Myanmar
23 May 2024
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Global Witness uncovers evidence indicating controversial mining magnate Dan Gertler used an international money laundering network to attempt to evade US sanctions and continue doing business in DRC.
02 July 2020
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There are serious problems in artisanal mining - but it is a huge and diverse sector, which varies widely across mines, local areas and countries
26 November 2019
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Potential ad hoc application of the new mining law in Democratic Republic of Congo, plus weaknesses in its transparency and conflict of interest measures, may leave the country’s mining sector open to corrupt deals that could cost the country billions of dollars.
12 March 2018
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03 March 2017
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The African continent is rich in natural resources, like oil, gas and minerals, but what does the presence of extractive industries like mining mean for women? Read our blog to find out more.
25 January 2017
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Indigenous communities and biodiversity hotspots are bearing the brunt of mineral exploitation in the Philippines
03 December 2024
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The choices and actions taken at COP16 in Colombia will impact the biodiversity crisis and its link to the climate emergency. Now more than ever, world leaders must take transformative action to deliver their pledges
17 October 2024
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Three emerging lithium mines in Zimbabwe, Namibia and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) risk fuelling corruption and causing a range of other environmental, social and governance problems
14 November 2023
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Lapis mines driving corruption, conflict and extremism
06 June 2016
Global Witness
Afghanistan, lapis lazuli and the battle for mineral wealth
30 May 2016