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Exploitation of natural resources

Deep-sea mining: civil society sounds the alarm on the threat posed to biodiversity

20th September 2021 Equal Times 0

Sometimes referred to as the ‘oil of the 21st century’, metals such as nickel, cobalt and manganese are used to make the batteries that power […]

In the Philippines, seaweed is giving former fishers a future

28th January 2020 Equal Times 0

The beaches of Bula, a small fishing district in southern Philippines, are perpetually covered by a layer of seaweed several centimetres thick. But unlike tourist […]

Mining activities continue to dispossess black families in South Africa

12th November 2019 Dineo Skosana 0

Dispossession in South Africa is associated with the period of colonialism and apartheid. As a result, not much consideration is given to how previously marginalised […]

In Brazil, thousands of people are still living under the threat of bursting mining dams

27th March 2019 Equal Times 0

Barely 500 metres separates the first houses in the Rio do Peixe neighbourhood of Itabira and the fifth largest mining dam in the Brazilian state […]

China’s water grab in Tibet risks regional devastation and conflict

2nd October 2017 Equal Times 0

China’s unchecked mining expansion and dam construction across the Tibetan plateau, compounded by climate change melting glaciers, are threatening the Yellow, Yangtze, Ganges and other […]

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