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Sumatra province plan to permit ‘community’ mines alarms civil society 20 Feb 2026 07:41:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/sumatra-province-plan-to-permit-community-mines-alarms-civil-society/ | ||
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Alcoa pays Australian feds $36 million for ‘unlawful’ forest clearing 19 Feb 2026 16:58:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/alcoa-pays-australian-feds-36-million-for-unlawful-forest-clearing/ | ||
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Peru mining pollution linked to children’s cognitive impairment: Study 18 Feb 2026 22:31:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/peru-mining-pollution-linked-to-childrens-cognitive-impairment-study/ | ||
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Seven years after Brazil’s worst dam disaster, mining operations bounce back 16 Feb 2026 08:11:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/seven-years-after-brazils-worst-dam-disaster-mining-operations-bounce-back/ | ||
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Scrutiny grows over DRC-US minerals deal, even as other African nations sign up 12 Feb 2026 06:01:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/scrutiny-grows-over-drc-us-minerals-deal-even-as-other-african-nations-sign-up/ | ||
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Brazil mining boss sentenced for illegal gold operation on Indigenous land 12 Feb 2026 02:39:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/brazil-mining-boss-sentenced-for-illegal-gold-operation-on-indigenous-land/ | ||
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Indigenous concerns surface as U.S. agency considers seabed mining in Alaskan waters 11 Feb 2026 16:27:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/indigenous-concerns-surface-as-u-s-agency-considers-seabed-mining-in-alaskan-waters/ | ||
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Landslides claim more than 220 lives in DRC’s Rubaya coltan mining site 09 Feb 2026 07:09:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/landslides-claim-more-than-220-lives-in-drcs-rubaya-coltan-mining-site/ | ||
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Mines, dams move in as protection slips in a Cambodian wildlife sanctuary 06 Feb 2026 02:54:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/mines-dams-move-in-as-protection-slips-in-a-cambodian-wildlife-sanctuary/ | ||
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Successful campaign proves Ghana’s forests are worth more than gold (commentary) 05 Feb 2026 16:19:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/successful-campaign-proves-ghanas-forests-are-worth-more-than-gold-commentary/ | ||
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What’s happening with the global treaty to trace critical minerals? 03 Feb 2026 22:26:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/whats-happening-with-the-global-treaty-to-trace-critical-minerals/ | ||
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Peru to invest $7.6 billion to continue critical minerals extraction 30 Jan 2026 22:50:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/peru-to-invest-7-6-billion-to-continue-critical-minerals-extraction/ | ||
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Worries grow for Sulawesi farmers as nickel mining company plans expansion 29 Jan 2026 11:02:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/worries-grow-for-sulawesi-farmers-as-nickel-mining-company-plans-expansion/ | ||
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The long struggle of women farmers to halt a zinc mine in North Sumatra 26 Jan 2026 17:12:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/the-long-struggle-of-women-farmers-to-halt-a-zinc-mine-in-north-sumatra/ | ||
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DRC plans to export 100,000 metric tons of copper to the US 26 Jan 2026 13:49:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/drc-plans-to-export-100000-metric-tons-of-copper-to-the-us/ | ||
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Indonesia revokes forest and mine permits over role in deadly Sumatra landslides 22 Jan 2026 01:38:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/indonesia-revokes-forest-and-mine-permits-over-role-in-deadly-sumatra-landslides/ | ||
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Indonesia sues 6 companies over alleged links to deadly floods & landslides 19 Jan 2026 06:21:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/indonesia-sues-6-companies-over-alleged-links-to-deadly-floods-landslides/ | ||
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Colombia poised for another drop in deforestation in 2025, data show 16 Jan 2026 19:58:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/colombia-poised-for-another-drop-in-deforestation-in-2025-data-show/ | ||
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Hopes and fears as Guinea exports iron ore from Simandou mines 16 Jan 2026 08:30:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/hopes-and-fears-as-guinea-exports-iron-ore-from-simandou-mines/ | ||
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In the race for DRC’s critical minerals, community forests are on the frontline 16 Jan 2026 08:00:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/in-the-race-for-drcs-critical-minerals-community-forests-stand-on-the-frontline/ | ||
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Minerals treaty proposed by Colombia & Oman gets pushback at UN meeting 09 Jan 2026 19:59:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/minerals-treaty-proposed-by-colombia-oman-gets-pushback-at-un-meeting/ | ||
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Ghana repeals legislation that opened forest reserves to mining 08 Jan 2026 17:45:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/ghana-repeals-legislation-that-opened-forest-reserves-to-mining/ | ||
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Indonesia’s illegal gold boom leaves a toxic legacy of mercury pollution 07 Jan 2026 11:10:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/indonesias-illegal-gold-boom-leaves-a-toxic-legacy-of-mercury-pollution/ | ||
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Indonesia launches sweeping environmental audits after Sumatra flood disaster 07 Jan 2026 10:50:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/indonesia-launches-sweeping-environmental-audits-after-sumatra-flood-disaster/ | ||
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Urban sprawl and illegal mining reshape a fragile Amazon frontier 06 Jan 2026 17:15:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/illegal-mining-and-urban-sprawl-reshape-a-fragile-amazon-frontier/ | ||
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After Cyclone Senyar, Indonesia probes whether development amplified scale of disaster 06 Jan 2026 10:53:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/after-cyclone-senyar-indonesia-probes-whether-development-amplified-scale-of-disaster/ | ||
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Mercury, dredges and crime: Illegal mining ravages Peru’s Nanay River 31 Dec 2025 14:37:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/mercury-dredges-and-crime-illegal-mining-ravages-perus-nanay-river/ | ||
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Indonesia closes 2025 with rising disasters and stalled environmental reform 30 Dec 2025 22:23:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/indonesia-closes-2025-with-rising-disasters-and-stalled-environmental-reform/ | ||
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Rare bats at risk as iron ore mine advances in Guinea’s Nimba Mountains 30 Dec 2025 14:47:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/rare-bats-at-risk-as-iron-ore-mine-advances-in-guineas-nimba-mountains/ | ||
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Top 10 Indigenous news stories that marked 2025 29 Dec 2025 16:00:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/top-10-indigenous-news-stories-that-marked-2025/ | ||
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Mekong sand mining risks collapse of SE Asia’s largest freshwater lake, study finds 23 Dec 2025 11:08:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/mekong-sand-mining-risks-collapse-of-se-asias-largest-freshwater-lake-study-finds/ | ||
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Sámi reindeer herders protest EU-backed graphite mine, fearing lost grazing ground 22 Dec 2025 14:47:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/sami-reindeer-herders-protest-eu-backed-graphite-mine-fearing-lost-grazing-ground/ | ||
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Mining controversies: The hidden toll of green energy 17 Dec 2025 12:41:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/mining-controversies-the-hidden-toll-of-green-energy/ | ||
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Rio Doce communities still live with toxic water, 10 years after Mariana disaster 17 Dec 2025 12:17:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/rio-doce-communities-still-live-with-toxic-water-10-years-after-mariana-disaster/ | ||
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South Greenlanders speak out on rare earths interests 11 Dec 2025 16:17:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/video/2025/12/south-greenlanders-speak-out-on-rare-earths-interests/ | ||
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Wildlife and communities bear the cost as Simandou rail corridor advances across Guinea 11 Dec 2025 09:17:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/wildlife-and-communities-bear-the-cost-as-simandou-rail-corridor-advances-across-guinea/ | ||
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Deep-sea mining interests raise alarms among Mariana Trench communities 10 Dec 2025 16:02:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/deep-sea-mining-interests-raise-alarms-among-mariana-trench-communities/ | ||
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New mapping reveals hidden mining boom in Laos that threatens the Mekong 10 Dec 2025 05:02:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/new-mapping-reveals-hidden-mining-boom-in-laos-that-threatens-the-mekong/ | ||
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In Chocó, river defenders say race for energy transition threatens lifelines 08 Dec 2025 12:44:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/in-choco-river-defenders-say-race-for-energy-transition-threatens-lifelines/ | ||
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Can two Amazons survive? Invisible e-waste is poisoning the world 03 Dec 2025 21:18:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/can-two-amazons-survive-invisible-e-waste-is-poisoning-the-world/ | ||
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Toxic runoff from politically linked gold mine poisons Cambodian rivers, communities 24 Nov 2025 08:17:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/toxic-runoff-from-politically-linked-gold-mine-poisons-cambodian-rivers-communities/ | ||
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Gold mining exposes Indigenous women in Nicaragua to high mercury levels 20 Nov 2025 16:14:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/gold-mining-exposes-indigenous-women-in-nicaragua-to-high-mercury-levels/ | ||
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Colombia slams international trade rules that punish states for climate action 19 Nov 2025 10:17:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/colombia-slams-international-trade-rules-that-punish-states-for-climate-action/ | ||
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As Zambia eyes green minerals, Kabwe’s poisoned past looms large 19 Nov 2025 07:16:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/as-zambia-eyes-green-minerals-kabwes-poisoned-past-looms-large/ | ||
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Colombia bans all new oil and mining projects in its Amazon 18 Nov 2025 08:38:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/colombia-bans-all-new-oil-and-mining-projects-in-its-amazon/ | ||
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Plans to dispose of mining waste in Norway’s Arctic Ocean worries Sámi fishers, herders 18 Nov 2025 02:29:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/plans-to-dispose-of-mining-waste-in-norways-arctic-ocean-worries-sami-fishers-herders/ | ||
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UK court finds mining giant liable for decade-old dam disaster in Brazil 15 Nov 2025 03:27:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/uk-court-finds-mining-giant-liable-for-decade-old-dam-disaster-in-brazil/ | ||
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‘Green’ energy transition leaves a dirty trail in the Philippines’ nickel belt 14 Nov 2025 00:04:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/green-energy-transition-leaves-a-dirty-trail-in-the-philippines-nickel-belt/ | ||
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Strategic ignorance, climate change and Amazonia (commentary) 13 Nov 2025 20:51:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/strategic-ignorance-climate-change-and-amazonia-commentary/ | ||
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What’s at stake for the environment in Chile’s upcoming election? 13 Nov 2025 18:12:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/whats-at-stake-for-the-environment-in-chiles-upcoming-election/ | ||
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‘Clean energy is just one driver of mining’: Cleodie Rickard on critical minerals 13 Nov 2025 08:13:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/when-critical-minerals-arent-interview-with-cleodie-rickard/ | ||
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Peru Indigenous patrols see success & struggles in combating illegal miners 12 Nov 2025 15:20:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/peru-indigenous-patrols-see-success-struggles-in-combating-illegal-miners/ | ||
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Coal-dependent South Africa struggles to make just energy transition real 11 Nov 2025 12:36:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/coal-dependent-south-africa-struggles-to-make-just-energy-transition-real/ | ||
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Rise in Chinese off-grid coal plants in Indonesia belies pledge to end fossil fuel support 10 Nov 2025 10:58:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/rise-in-chinese-off-grid-coal-plants-in-indonesia-belies-pledge-to-end-fossil-fuel-support/ | ||
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Expedition charts Cook Islands seafloor, amid scrutiny over mining motives 06 Nov 2025 20:46:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/expedition-charts-cook-islands-seafloor-amid-scrutiny-over-mining-motives/ | ||
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Karen community fighting corn and coal for clean air in northern Thailand 06 Nov 2025 02:10:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/karen-community-fighting-corn-and-coal-for-clean-air-in-northern-thailand/ | ||
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‘A big no’: Opposition grows to proposed mine in Malawi’s newest UNESCO site 04 Nov 2025 23:08:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/a-big-no-opposition-grows-to-proposed-mine-in-malawis-newest-unesco-site/ | ||
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Suriname’s plan to capitalize on carbon: Q&A with President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons 04 Nov 2025 15:22:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/surinames-plan-to-capitalize-on-carbon-qa-with-president-jennifer-geerlings-simons/ | ||
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Critical minerals drive legalization of mining on Amazon Indigenous lands 03 Nov 2025 17:56:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/critical-minerals-drive-legalization-of-mining-on-amazon-indigenous-lands/ | ||
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Despite new land title, Bolivia’s Indigenous Tacana II still face invaders 03 Nov 2025 16:03:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/despite-new-land-title-bolivias-indigenous-tacana-ii-still-face-invaders/ | ||
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