22/02/2022.- We would like to invite you to the public launching of a new book titled Catholic Peacebuilding and Mining: Integral Peace, Development and Ecology. The book is the result of a multiyear and multifaceted initiative by Catholic Peacebuilding Network on the interconnections between peace, conflict, and extractives. Drawing together theology, ethics, and praxis, the …
Global Map of Environmental Injustice
(by Boshra Yazahmeidi) The Environmental Justice Atlas, also known as EJAtlas, is an interactive database housing a wealth of information about ecological conflicts worldwide, through an accessible, colourful, and easy-to-use map. You can access the map via: https://ejatlas.org/ The developers have defined ecological conflicts to be those led by mobilised communities and social movements against …
Australian State Bans Unconventional Gas Mining
(by Boshra Yazahmeidi) It is something of a historic moment when the state ranked second in economic performance in a country that has heavily relied on mining decides to introduce legislation to ban all exploration and development of unconventional onshore gas. This is Victoria. Unconventional gas mining refers to the extraction of natural gas from …
Report Highlights Environmental Concerns at McArthur River Mine
(by Boshra Yazahmeidi) A report released this week by the Mineral Policy Institute calls on the operator of the McArthur River Mine to halt operations until a public commission of inquiry has examined how the mine intends to ensure the safety of its operations, and at what financial cost. As one of the world’s largest zinc, …
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Lack of access to justice for Bougainville
(by Kimberly Fraser) In June of this year Rio Tinto cut its ties with Bougainville by divesting itself of its majority shareholding in Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL). The company split its shares between the Papua New Guinea Government and the Autonomous Bougainville Government, ensuring that both parties now have an equal share of 36.4 per …
Mining and environmental justice: The struggle for water, health, and human security in Honduras
What is the impact of extractive industries such as mining in Honduras? And how are people in poor rural communities responding? With the support of the US Jesuit Conference and the Jesuit Central-Southern Province, Saint Louis University and ERIC, the Reflection, Research and Communication Center in Honduras, partnered to investigate the social and environmental risks …