"Leaked Emails: Rio Tinto Given Environmental Protection Conditions Without Expert Approval" 7 Feb 2025

"In August last year, the Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia issued conditions to Rio Tinto for the Jadar project, outlining what needed to be protected in the area and how this should be done. However, CINS obtained emails and other documents revealing that some experts opposed these conditions, arguing that they would not adequately protect the environment. The Acting Director ignored their objections and issued the conditions without making any changes, not even correcting typographical errors."

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"The Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia responded via email, stating that they could not facilitate interviews either with their employees or with the Acting Director while the procedure we initiated before the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance was ongoing."