Large-Scale Mining
Fueled by ever-increasing demand and the boom-and-bust cycles of global commodity markets, large-scale mining destroys forests and pollutes soil, air and water. Violent conflicts, sexual exploitation, criminalization and displacement of communities living in forests destroyed for mining, are examples of social impacts that are inherently linked with the mining industry.
Articles
24 May 2024
Uma vez mais o povo Ka’apor através de sua organização ancestral TUXA TA PAME demonstrou sua força, nos dias 12, 13 e 14 de maio. Eles denunciam as atrocidades que os povos originários, comunidades tradicionais quilombolas e camponeses sofrem pelas mãos do latifúndio, de madeireiros, da mineração, do garimpo, do especuladores de crédito de e do agronegócio.
Articles
28 April 2022
This article outlines the carbon pricing system in Colombia and reveals how mining companies have been using REDD+ to legally avoid paying taxes while claiming ‘carbon neutrality’.
Articles
15 July 2020
Hendro Sangkoyo - School of Democratic Economics, Indonesia.