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‘Bots’ spread disinformation campaign over sanctioned mining tycoon

Network shared misleading claims that Dan Gertler was cleared of corruption allegations in Democratic Republic of the Congo

By Global Witness

/ 27 Nov 2025

‘Bots’ spread disinformation campaign over sanctioned mining tycoon

The missing piece in COP30’s climate plan

A decade after the Paris Agreement, a new global race has begun

By Emily Iona Stewart

/ 11 Nov 2025

The missing piece in COP30’s climate plan

Milei's ‘twin extractivism’ reforms threaten Argentina and the planet

Argentina’s debt will grow as Big Tech extracts data and knowledge, forcing state to abuse nature to pay it off

By Cecilia Rikap

/ 28 Jun 2024

Milei's ‘twin extractivism’ reforms threaten Argentina and the planet

A community is fighting to stop gold mining firms polluting Ecuador’s rivers

Defenders of the Azuay water, led by Indigenous leader Yaku Pérez, are fighting against gold mining in the region

By Francesc Badia i Dalmases and Andrés Bernal Sánchez

/ 3 Aug 2023

A community is fighting to stop gold mining firms polluting Ecuador’s rivers

Defending Colombia’s Amazon is a high-risk job – as our journalists know

Colombia promised to protect life. Safeguarding those who resist and expose wrongdoing must be a priority

By Francesc Badia i Dalmases and Edilma Prada

/ 21 Apr 2023

Defending Colombia’s Amazon is a high-risk job – as our journalists know

Gold mining firm accused of ‘espionage’ against UK activist

Exclusive: A mining firm tracked a Northern Irish 72-year-old’s social media and gathered information about his appearance

By Tommy Greene

/ 7 Mar 2023

Gold mining firm accused of ‘espionage’ against UK activist

How migrants are changing the male face of Ghana’s gold mines

Migration is allowing more and more women to become big players in an industry normally seen as men’s work

By Mary Setrana

/ 23 Feb 2023

How migrants are changing the male face of Ghana’s gold mines

Ukrainian miners win their wartime strike, but victory looks short-lived

Victory may be fleeting for the miners in Novovolynsk, as they fear a reinstated director could be removed again

By Kateryna Farbar

/ 21 Oct 2022

Ukrainian miners win their wartime strike, but victory looks short-lived

Can urban mining help to save the planet?

Recycling rare metals from our waste could help us to reduce extractive mining. But urban mining's value depends on how it’s done

By Tansy Hoskins

/ 15 Mar 2022

Can urban mining help to save the planet?

Could a UN treaty force mining companies to behave responsibly?

As business continues during a global pandemic, the need to protect the environment, health and human rights are ever-more urgent

By Aldo Orellana López

/ 27 Apr 2021

Could a UN treaty force mining companies to behave responsibly?

How I took the Munduruku fight to save the Amazon to the world stage

The Munduruku Indigenous Territory in the Brazilian Amazon faces many threats, but we know that we must unite to defend the Amazon, or there will be no future for anyone

By Val Munduruku

/ 22 Apr 2021

How I took the Munduruku fight to save the Amazon to the world stage

¿Podría un tratado de la ONU obligar a las empresas mineras a ser responsables?

Los terribles impactos de Glencore en América Latina hacen urgente apoyar los esfuerzos para construir instrumentos que obliguen a las transnacionales a responsabilizarse plenamente por sus actividades

By Aldo Orellana López

/ 20 Apr 2021

¿Podría un tratado de la ONU obligar a las empresas mineras a ser responsables?