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Advocate for #humanrights #landrights #FPIC #zerowaste #breakfreefromplastic #circulareconomy.

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🚨 Out NOW: Six international banks helped mining company Nordgold raise #ESG-linked financing, but failed to address the impacts of its Lefa gold mine in Guinea. Today, an impacted community seeks urgent relocation & #Accountability. Read more👇 banktrack.org/news/european_…
Banks raised

Banks raised

A report released this week by a consortium of Guinean NGOs shows the struggle endured by the residents of Carrefour, a small village in Guinea, who for years have been impacted by the…

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impakterdotcom@impakterdotcom23 Jun 2023
Recent data reveals a stark reality: Globally, 54% of the mining projects that involve minerals used in #RenewableEnergy technologies are located on or near #indigenous lands and territories. What's the future going to be like for them? @CSORG buff.ly/3JsU6nv
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RAID@raidukorg17 Apr 2023
TODAY: We join 145 organisations to condemn lawsuit brought by US-sanctioned Dan Gertler against the 'Congo is Not for Sale' coalition. It targets spokesperson Jean-Claude Mputu. Anti-#corruption campaigners should not be intimidated and silenced. raid-uk.org/blog/146-organis… #SLAPPs
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Jim Wormington@jwormington6 Mar 2023
Aluminum’s Amazon Footprint Deforestation, land grabs, forced labor, coal - car makers shouldn’t need any more reasons to source aluminum responsibly… hrw.org/news/2023/03/06/alum…
Aluminum’s Amazon Footprint

Aluminum’s Amazon Footprint

Ford’s F-150 Lightning, the electric version of America’s best-selling vehicle, is produced with aluminum linked to deforestation and environmental harms in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, according to...

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Jim Wormington@jwormington7 Dec 2022
Massive iron ore project in #Guinea poses severe human rights, environmental, and climate risks. New @hrw press release on #mining Simandou, the world’s biggest untapped high-grade #iron ore deposit. hrw.org/news/2022/12/07/guin…
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CODEC-Guinée@CodecGuinee13 Nov 2022
Nous nous engageons à apporter un accompagnement éffectif à l'État pour la mise en place des politiques foncières accessibles, inclusives et durables !
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Surmonter les obstacles à la sécurisation foncière des femmes en Guinée iied.org/fr/surmonter-les-ob…
Surmonter les obstacles à la sécurisation foncière des femmes en Guinée | International Institute...

Surmonter les obstacles à la sécurisation foncière des femmes en Guinée | International Institute...

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OEARSE RDC
@OearseRdc22 Aug 2022
1/2 #RDC: Le profil énergétique démontre que le pays dispose d'un énorme potentiel énergétique et diversifier étendue sur l’ensemble du territoire et pouvant permettre de déployer rapidement le mix #énergétique. Malheureusement, -de 5 % de ce potentiel est exploité à ce jour
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@climate23 Jun 2022
Guinea's Simandou mountains hold the largest untapped iron-ore deposit on the planet. A consortium of China-connected companies is moving ahead with a mining plan that jeopardizes a biologically rich ecosystem in Africa.🧵 Report by @SheridanAsia: bloom.bg/3bcljfZ
China’s Quest for Iron Threatens West African Ecosystem

China’s Quest for Iron Threatens West African Ecosystem

Guinea’s Simandou mountains hold the largest untapped iron-ore deposit on the planet. Now a consortium of China-connected companies is moving ahead with a plan that jeopardizes one of the most...

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CORAP Congo@CongoCorap2 Jun 2022
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CORAP Congo (@CongoCorap) profile pictureCORAP Congo@CongoCorap2 Jun 2022
#Toboyimolili, #tolembimolili, marche de la Société Civile pour exiger l'amélioration du service de l'électricité dans la ville de Kinshasa et en @RDC. Mwinda epele🌕
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The EU’s material footprint is double a sustainable level. Yet overconsumption is not on the agenda at #EUGreenWeek! The EU needs to urgently reorient to a #postgrowth economy. Here’s how to heal the disease of overconsumption 👉overconsumption.friendsofthe…
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Jim Wormington@jwormington28 Apr 2022
Massively increasing battery production means that we need to track down the critical raw materials needed for batteries and other energy technologies. nytimes.com/2021/12/26/insid…
In Congo, Bolivia and Beyond, Where the Green Future Begins (Published 2021)

In Congo, Bolivia and Beyond, Where the Green Future Begins (Published 2021)

The Times’s Race to the Future series is focused on the competition for electric-car resources that will shape the 21st century.

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Jim Wormington@jwormington28 Apr 2022
THREAD ON ELECTRIC CARS, HUMAN RIGHTS, BATTERIES, TRANSITION MINERALS EU institutions are negotiating a law on batteries. What’s that got to do with human rights?
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European electric car makers have a Russian nickel problem grist.org/international/euro…
European electric car makers have a Russian nickel problem

European electric car makers have a Russian nickel problem

Europe may need Russian nickel to meet its climate goals — and Indigenous activists may need Europe for relief from mining pollution.

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Wow this deadline spells disaster for communities and the environment at Simandou. #guinea #humanrights #mining
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Simandou iron ore mine developers Rio Tinto and Winning Consortium Simandou risk penalties if they don't meet Guinea's end-2024 deadline reut.rs/3uDIsxU
#BREAKING #UNEA5.2 today approved the proposal to create a mandate for a legally binding, global #plasticstreaty covering the full lifecycle of plastic. Read our statement: no-burn.org/mandate-for-glob… 👏👏👏 #breakfreefromplastic
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The time for a legally binding, life cycle #plasticstreaty is NOW. READ our piece in @ForeignPolicy #AllEyesOnUNEA #breakfreefromplastic foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/01… @ciel_tweets @brkfreeplastic
The Time for a Global Plastics Treaty Is Now

The Time for a Global Plastics Treaty Is Now

The Montreal Protocol phased out ozone-depleting chemicals. The international community should take a similar step against polluting plastics.

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Moving mining from one site to another doesn’t address the root causes of predatory extraction in the first place: the policies, everyday practices, and modes of production and consumption that require a constant stream of raw materials. foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/07…
Shifting Mining From the Global South Misses the Point of Climate Justice

Shifting Mining From the Global South Misses the Point of Climate Justice

Onshoring critical minerals mining doesn’t address the root causes of predatory extraction.

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Jim Wormington@jwormington11 Oct 2021
What is the future of #Guinea’s mining sector after the coup? My @TRF oped: news.trust.org/item/20211011…
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Our report with @hrw shines a light on the human rights impacts of the #aluminum industry, concluding that car companies like @Daimler, @Ford, @GM, @Stellantis, @renaultgroup, & @Toyota must do more to ensure respect for human rights in their supply chain. tinyurl.com/ar4yys4v
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