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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 …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… an intensifying fight for land and natural resources, as mining, logging, hydro-electric and agricultural companies … of those who stand against it. Meanwhile a voracious mining industry makes the Philippines stand out for killings … murders in 24 countries, compared to 16 in 2015 > Mining remains the most dangerous sector – with 33 defenders …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… industrial, household and agricultural activities, such as mining and smelting operations, preparation of nuclear fuels … metals such as mercury, for example in the treatment of mining tailings; the vegetation is then incinerated with gas … releases, such as in artisanal and small-scale gold mining to mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold thus a …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

E1 - Regulation of the Environment - Support Function of Groundwater Systems

… such as destruction of the aquifer matrix, groundwater mining, saltwater intrusion, and groundwater pollution. To … characteristics of the formation. In a similar vein, the mining of an aquifer’s matrix (for its hydrocarbon or mineral … and transmission characteristics. In both subsidence and mining scenarios, as well as certain contamination …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Offshore Hydrocarbon and Mineral Recovery - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Global instruments 2. Regional instruments 3. Deep Seabed Mining 1. Global instruments UNCLOS article 208(3) expresses … 3. Deep Seabed Mining Deep seabed mining may become soon a source of marine pollution. Most …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group

… are threatened by large projects such as dams, logging, mining or oil extraction. What they all have in common is … in september 2013 because of her opposition to illegal mining in Cauca, a department of Colombia. she worked with … for macizo-Colombian integration, and participated in the mining and Environmental forum in almaguer, which included …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… Partial revision of the national policy on shell mining. The Netherlands. SEA on the routing of the Zandmaas / … of shells in marine environment required an SEA. Shell mining also takes place in protected areas, representing … studied in relation to exploitation pressure. However, the mining process itself also influences key ecological …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… and agricultural activivites Population Deforestation and mining Tourism and infrastructure development Fisheries … alone is already a serious concern. Deforestation and mining Deforestation and mining, even if occurring many hundreds of kilometres inland, …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Mr. Michael Frost, Analysis on the situation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders

… after reportedly being put on a “hit list” of opponents to mining operations in Xolobeni. These are not isolated cases. … lands against the harms of large-scale projects such as mining and dams. 9 Demonstration in the Philippines © Vincent … to Global Witness 2015 report : 42 KILLINGS linked to mining and extractive industries 20 KILLINGS linked to …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report

… after reportedly being put on a “hit list” of opponents to mining operations in Xolobeni. 4 These are not isolated … lands against the harms of large-scale projects such as mining and dams. 9. Owing to word limitations on documents … average, every week in the course of 2015. The sectors of mining and extractive industries (42 killings), agribusiness …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance