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Fiji: Australian-based company Amex Resources allegedly operates black sand mining without community approval
Author: Prianka Srinivasan, ABC
"Fiji's black sand mining project draws international scrutiny", 14 January 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Latest News on Pacific Business & Human Rights
- Related companies: Amex Resources
Fiji: Macuata chiefs will oppose seabed mining for risk of destruction of livelihood
Author: Radio New Zealand
"Opposition to seabed mining from chiefs in Fiji's Macuata", 17 February 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Latest News on Pacific Business & Human Rights
Laos: Chinese-owned banana farms are polluting a river affecting over 500 families
Author: Max Avary & Richard Finney, Radio Free Asia
"Lao River Clogged With Trash From Chinese Banana Farms", 3 February 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Chinese investment overseas
Fiji: Australian miner defends proposed sand extraction project as petition to stop issue of licence raises local support
Author: Fonua Talei, Fiji Sun
"Sand Mining Plan At Sigatoka Rive Row Erupts", 12 February 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Latest News on Pacific Business & Human Rights
- Related companies: Dome Gold Mines
Brazil: Government introduces bill to allow commercial mining on protected indigenous lands
Author: Reuters & The Guardian
"Brazil's Bolsonaro unveils bill to allow commercial mining on indigenous land", 6 February 2020....
- Related in-depth areas: Extractives Latest news on natural resources Natural Resources
Myanmar: Protesters urge closure of the military-run Myaing Kalay cement factory for allegedly causing water contamination
Author: Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
"Kayin villagers blame black water on factory", 28 January 2020 [...] The protesters called for the closure of the military-run Myaing Kalay cement factory... [...] Their top concern is the scarcity of clean water in the surrounding villages, which th...
Author: Somos el Medio (México)
“Protestan indígenas y ambientalistas de Colima contra empresa minera”, 31 de enero de 2020...
Australia: Bushfire victims file OECD complaint against ANZ Bank for financing fossil fuel projects
Australian bushfire victims and Friends of the Earth Australia file an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Guidelines complaint with the Australian National Contact Point against Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ Bank)...
Papua New Guinea: Barrick Gold set to elevate Porgera mine as top-tier asset despite environmental & social objections
Author: Jeff Lewis & Melanie Burton, Reuters
"Barrick Gold forges ahead on Papua New Guinea mine in face of local backlash", 16 January 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Latest News on Pacific Business & Human Rights
- Related companies: Barrick Gold