Mining the Poor: The Pervasive Extractive Industry in the Philippines
The Philippines has been considered the 5th most resource rich country in the world and communities are not being adequately given a voice over whether or not mining-related developments should take place. Government and company lack of transparency often results in communities being uninformed or misinformed about the potential...
PNGGaSEM formed to stop seabed mining in PNG
The campaign to stop experimental seabed mining in Solwara 1, by Nautilus Minerals Limited, a Canadian developer has been boosted by the establishment of a group, ‘Papua New Guinea Group against Seabed Experimental Mining (PNGGaSEM)’. This civil society group was established on Sunday 1 December, 2013 at the Ela...