Environment
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- Environment: General
- Climate change
- Environmental discrimination
- Why environmental issues are human rights issues
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Author: Fabiano Maisonnave e Lalo de Almeida, Folha de São Paulo (Brazil)
“Garimpos no Pará adotam escavadeiras e amplificam destruição-Atividade que sustenta região do Tapajós há seis décadas passa por transformação com retroescavadeiras, que agravam assoreamento de rio e devastação da mata”, 17 de setembro de 2018...
Brazil: Gold prospectors are destroying Amazon rivers, affecting the fishing habits of the Mundurucu indigenous peoples & causing other socio environmental impacts
Author: Fabiano Maisonnave, Folha de São Paulo (Brazil)
"Gold Prospectors In Northern Brazil Are Destroying Amazon Rivers-Activity has been the economic backbone in the Tapajós basin for sixty years, but the use of backhoes are worsening silting and deforestation", 18 Sept 2018...Gold mining has been part...
Global Witness launches tool to fight corruption & tax avoidance in oil, gas & mining industries
Author: Dominic Eagleton, Global Witness
"WHY THE WORLD NEEDS OUR NEW DATA HANDBOOK", 9 August 2018...
- Related companies: Vedanta Resources
Major US food companies establish sustainability alliance to benefit fishing communities & the environment
Author: Christine Blank, SeafoodSource
"Major US food companies form sustainability alliance", 18 July 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Maritime Industry and Human Rights: Fishing
- Related companies: Danone Mars Nestlé Unilever
Glencore response
"Glencore has had a presence in Zambia since 2000, when we acquired a shareholding in Mopani Copper Mines (Mopani) through a competitive tender. This was part of a general privatisation of Zambian copper mining assets, supported by the World Bank. ...
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- This is a response from the following companies: Glencore
Laos: Chinese-owned paper mill's foul smell causes sickness & vomiting among locals
Author: Radio Free Asia
"Paper Mill Asks For Time to Deal With Pollution in Laos' Savannakhet Province", 10 July 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Chinese investment overseas
- Related companies: Sun Paper Group
Author: Erika Gómez Ardila, Saltamontes (España)
"La guerra sigue para las defensoras de la naturaleza en Colombia" 18, Junio de 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Defensoras de derechos humanos Últimas noticias sobre defensoras/es
Jordan: Syrian refugee women turn to eco-friendly ventures
Author: Paula Dear, Thomson Reuters Foundation
"Recycling rubbish into revenue - the scheme bringing hope to women in Jordan", 18 June 2018...
Cambodia: River ecosystems face 'stress' due to dam building, could hinder livelihood of 3.4 million people
Author: Phak Seangly, The Phnom Penh Post
"Dams threaten local basin: report", 11 May 2018...