Julia Gershenzon

Green Deal or raw deal? How the EU's Strategic Mining Projects are Undermining Democratic Norms - META “Lo que es mina, contamina” – If it’s a mine, it contaminates. That’s the message Latin American human rights defenders brought to Brussels earlier this year (as laureates of the Marianne Initiative),...

"The CRMA (EU Critical Raw Matrials Act) has emboldened companies to dismiss or downplay legitimate environmental and social concerns. Communities raising alarms have been accused of spreading “lies” despite documented evidence of the harms."
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Metal mining is a global driver of environmental change Nature Reviews Earth & Environment - Global metal ore extraction has increased almost fourfold since 1970. This Review explores the drivers, patterns and environmental consequences of the...

Happy to share our article “Metal mining is a global driver of environmental change”, published in @natrevearthenviron.nature.com We combine ts data on metal ore extraction and trade since 1970 with an extensive review of the environmental changes driven by mining. Access here rdcu.be/eqBBm 1/n