Local Governance: Examines indigenous rights, community relations, employment generation, displacement and resettlement, stakeholder consultation, human rights, and benefit-sharing agreements.
Introduction
The Peruvian Amazon, spanning two-thirds of Peru's territory and harboring 10% of the world's plant species , stands as a biodiversity hotspot under constant threat. Indigenous communities occupy about 18% of this region, with an additional 2.5% reserved for isolated tribes, making their involvement crucial in any development . The Siete Cuencas Project, involving oil exploration in areas like...
The Saneamiento Project, formally known as "Derecho Humano al Agua y al Saneamiento Sostenible en Igualdad en la Comunidad Sepur del Municipio de Sayaxché, Petén, Guatemala," targets water access in a region plagued by environmental degradation . Funded by international donors like Treball Solidari and implemented by local groups such as Loq' Laj Ch'och', it involves well drilling and...
The Ambatovy mine, located near Moramanga and spanning 1,600 hectares of lateritic deposits, has been Madagascar's mining powerhouse since operations began in 2007. With depths of 20-100 meters, it...
In the mineral-rich provinces of the DRC, the pursuit of clean energy has inadvertently perpetuated a cycle of exploitation. Cobalt, vital for lithium-ion batteries, powers the world's shift away...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) stands as a global powerhouse in critical minerals, producing around 70-80% of the world's cobalt essential for electric vehicles and electronics . However,...
The Eastern Mediterranean's Levantine Basin, estimated to hold 3,450 bcm of natural gas and 1.7 billion barrels of oil, has become a hotspot for energy geopolitics . Discovered in...
The Democratic Republic of Congo holds over 70% of the world's cobalt reserves, essential for electric vehicle batteries, yet its people endure widespread poverty amid foreign-dominated mining. Glencore, a...
The term "blood minerals" evokes the dark underbelly of the DRC's resource curse, where riches like cobalt, coltan, tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold fund endless cycles of violence. Eastern...
Introduction: Navigating the Lithium Landscape
Lithium, often hailed as the white gold of the 21st century, is at the forefront of the global shift towards sustainable energy. With its crucial...