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Protecting the world's greatest salmon fishery in Bristol Bay, Alaska from large-scale mining

… salmon fishery in Bristol Bay, Alaska from large- scale mining RECALLING the numerous Resolutions and Recommendations regarding both mining and indigenous peoples that have been adopted by IUCN … mine in North America, producing over 10 billion tons of mining waste; TROUBLED that as little as a two to eight parts …
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On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… (50 killings), the Philippines (33) and Colombia (26). Mining was the industry most linked to killings of land and … executed for defending their ancestral land against mining in an attack which drove 3,000 indigenous Lumad people … their ancestral land representing almost 40% of victims. Mining and extractives industries were linked to the most …
16 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report

… but in the surrounding areas which are being destroyed by mining or hydro-electric projects17; 16 Pathak, N. and … Park in India the local community's fight against the mining in the area was crucial in stopping these activities … the hills of Garhwal local people fought against limestone mining. Many tribal villagers in Kashipur district in Orissa, …
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Sacred Natural Sites – Support for custodian protocols and customary laws in the face of global threats and challenges

… 4.136 Biodiversity, protected areas, indigenous people and mining activities adopted by the 4th IUCN World Conservation … diversity of protected areas from the negative impacts of mining and exploration adopted by the 2nd IUCN World … territories due to the extensive impacts of exploration, mining, drilling, logging, infrastructure development, waste …
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Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas

… shall be regarded as a funda mental crite rion for deter mining the groups to which the provi sions of the Conven tion … their economic live li hoods against logging compa nies, mining explo ra tion, or outside collec tors of forest prod … Conserved Areas in many coun tries, for instance by deter mining the level of recog ni tion and support the state and …
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Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners

… ultimate authority to give or withhold consent to bauxite mining activities by Vedanta/Sterlite, Ltd. in their … members by distributing information related to the mining activities, in leaflet, pamphlet and poster formats in … by them. The Gram Sabha unanimously decided that the mining in Niyamgiri would infringe on the cultural, …
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The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007

… is named after the sacred hill of Nhulun at whose base the mining town is built. The IPA also includes Dham- baliya … However, the Royal Com- mission advised that the Nabalco mining company and the Commonwealth had wrongfully entered … fishermen and the activ- ities of the Rio Tinto-Alcan mining com- pany— impact directly on Dhimurru. Conservation …
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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… within the park (Griffith 1984). Fire regimes and sand-mining, as well as introduced plants and feral animals, have … brought here to winter. While commercial fishing, sand-mining and summer holidays brought people to the coast in the … that the end of pastoral activity, timber extraction and mining made the area more amenable for recreation. From the …
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Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… with US Forest Service archaeologist Linda Farnsworth at a mining operation that has destroyed a pilgrimage route into … Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen growth, mining, agriculture and forestry. Additional threats include … a sacred site under pressure from the impact of a nearby mining town as evidenced by the vehicle tracks running past …
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Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… when measures that adversely affect ecosystems, such as mining and logging concessions, have dis- proportionately … prohibitions on protests surrounding the ope- rations of mining, forestry or other resource extraction companies are …
16 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance