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Bundles of newly produced copper sheets are inspected and labelled at First Quantum Minerals’ Kansanshi copper mine in Zambia. Blaize Pascall / Alamy Stock Photo Since August 2021, when businessman ...

An expanding network of individuals and companies with ties to the US administration is looking to profit from the renewed interest in Greenland’s mineral deposits Kapisillit, Greenland. Getty Images ...

AI is quietly boosting fossil fuel expansion, helping some of the world’s biggest polluters to drill and extract more oil and gas. It is time to look at the emissions enabled by AI that could ...

The US first framed its illegal Venezuela attack as an operation to oust authoritarian Maduro as part of its war on drugs. But it didn’t take long for Trump to reveal a far more lucrative motive: ...

How nickel is mined In Surigao del Sur, nickel is extracted using open-pit strip methods, a process that involves denuding the mountain and stripping away the topsoil and rock. Heavy machinery scoops ...

A farm in the village of Gbordoi, Bong County, Liberia, cleared in 2024. Rice has been planted while the farmer waits for cocoa to grow. Global Witness An investigation by Global Witness links some of ...

When land grabbing banishes communities from their homes, the surrounding environment and biodiversity are left at the mercy of destructive industries Mining is emerging as a major risk factor for ...

USAID supporters rally in Washington, DC on February 05, 2025 to protest against the Trump administration's sudden freeze of foreign assistance. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Some of the world’s ...

Recent data shows that Chinese banks have become the largest creditors to “forest-risk” companies, after major producing countries Brazil and Indonesia Cattle in Pará State of Brazil. 60% of tropical ...

Bulldozers used for clearing forest on Cresud’s farms in Salta province, Argentina. Greenpeace Argentinean “agricultural real estate” company Cresud is responsible for deforestation three times the ...

Eight out of the top 10 most flood-prone constituencies in England are projected to elect a Reform MP at the next general election, new analysis by Global Witness and Round Our Way shows Campaigners ...