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Peru: Newmont Relents on Mount Quilish

In a major victory for the people of Peruvian mountain towns near Newmontís massive Yanacocha mine, Newmont Mining Corporation has relented in its quest to expand the mine to Mount Quilish, a mountain that many consider sacred and where expansion would further endanger water quality and public health. Large-scale protests that mobilized 10,000 or more […]

Indonesia: Grassroots Success May Lead toward a Sea Change on Mine Waste

by Evan Jones, Greengrants Grants Manager Indonesian environmental and human rights groups earned a major victory in November, when the official results of a long-awaited study on levels of heavy metal contamination in Buyat Bay were finally released to the public. The study confirms what several grassroots groups and scores of Buyat Bay residents have […]

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Mozambique: Prize Established to Honor and Reward Exceptional Investigative Journalists

Mozambique has a history of corruption and injustice, but recently, Mozambicans have begun to demand change. In 1994, Mozambique held its first free elections after years of colonial rule and civil war. A government previously controlled by a powerful elite is yielding to influence from citizens. Livaningo, Mozambique’s first environmental NGO, has been important both […]

Honduras: March for Forests Brings Thousands to Capital

by Jessica Sherman, GGF intern Despite continued threats of violence from timber interests, forest communities and activists staged a six-day march to Tegucigalpa to press the government to halt rampant destruction of the forests of Olancho. A tremendous turnout in this second year of the march seems finally to have gained the government’s attention and […]

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