A Global Ignatian Advocacy Network
20.04.2023.- The Amazon has historically been perceived as a land of promise and a source of raw materials for the global market. Since the first colonization until today, its territory has been exploited for different resources (mining, timber, meat, agriculture and hydrocarbons). In the last decade, the need to increase the production of critical minerals …
New Report: Energy Transition, Mining Expansion and Ecosocial Conflicts in the AmazonRead More
20/02/2023.- A month ago we received through our colleagues at Equipo para la Reflexión, la Investigación y la Comunicación (ERIC/Radio Progreso) the news of the murder of two defenders of the Guapinol River in Honduras, Aly Domínguez and Jairo Bonilla. The Justice in Mining Network stands in solidarity with their friends and families and for …
100+ human rights organisations call for justice and non-repetition measures for GuapinolRead More
05.01.2023.- We would like to start 2023 by recalling one of last year’s highlights, Anthony Bebbington’s keynote lecture at the International Seminar “What does a Just Energy Transition mean? Challenges of North-South mining extractivism”. This meeting took place on 27 September 2022 in Bilbao and was organised by the University of Deusto and the Alboan …
Recording of the conference: What does a just energy transition mean?Read More
20.11.2022.- The Justice in Mining Network, which brings together Jesuit social centres and NGOs working for socio-environmental justice in contexts affected by mining, would like to express our concern and solidarity for the threats recently received by Don Vicente Ferreira, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte and secretary of the Special Commission for …
1.10.2022.- After more than three years since the last face-to-face meeting, the extended meeting of the Justice in Mining network took place last September (28-30) at the Loyola Spirituality Centre, Spain. It was a special meeting for several reasons. Firstly, because a few months after our last meeting, in November 2019, the COVID19 pandemic forced …
04/05/2022.- The Amazon, the Congo Basin, and the Boreal Forest are often described as the planet’s lungs — these regions absorb enormous amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and breathe out oxygen. Their protection is crucial in mitigating climate change. The Justice in Mining Network is pleased to invite you to this webinar organised …
Join the Webinar – Waiting to exhale: Ecological Justice for the Earth LungsRead More
