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Risks of Green Extractivism

May 9, 2024December 5, 2024

As nations in the Global North rush to transition to carbon-neutral energy, extractive industries exploit countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo to meet the growing mineral demand.

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Panama: Catholic Environmental Network Opposes Mining

June 30, 2023December 5, 2024

REMAM has urged Panama’s National Assembly to reject a deal with a Canadian copper company’s subsidiary.

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Brazil: Update on the mining dam disaster

March 4, 2016

The following article, published in the March-April 2016 issue of Newsnotes, is an update on the environmental crisis in Brazil caused by a dam that burst in November, killing 17 people, displacing thousands, and polluting the River Doce with toxic mud. See our previous article, Brazil: Worst environmental disaster in history, in the January-February issue…

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Faith-based principles on actions of extractive industries

June 26, 2013

The following principles are promoted by the Extractive Industries Working Group, a coalition of faith, human rights, and environmental organizations concerned about the negative impact of extractive industries on the human and natural world.

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Ecuador: Criminalizing protest

April 7, 2013

In the last few years, Ecuador has experienced a disturbing increase in government, police and military crackdowns on peaceful protests held against the exploitation of natural resources.

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