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by Fidelis E. Satriastanti, The Jakarta Globe, July 9, 2009
An activist on Wednesday harshly criticized mining as a tool for
economic development, saying it should be the last option
explored due to the social, economic and environmental upheaval
it caused. “There is no such thing as sustainable mining. It’s a myth —
there is nothing about mining that is sustainable,” said Siti
Maimunah, the national coordinator of the Mining Advocacy
Network, an NGO.
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Tar Sands In Congo Basin Poses Huge Risks For One Of World’s Poorest Countries And Will Worsen Runaway Climate Change
3 July 2009
On the eve of the G8 Summit, civil society groups meeting in Sardinia are calling for Italian oil company Eni to rethink plans to develop tar sands and agro-fuels in Africa’s Congo Basin. Ongoing research by the Heinrich Boell Foundation, Campaign for the Reform of the World Bank (CRBM) and Rencontre pour la paix et les droits de l’homme (RPDH) highlights the potentially devastating impacts of the investment on the environment and local communities.1 |
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The Jakarta Post , 06/30/2009
The government will require 20 percent of shares in mining companies entirely owned by foreign shareholders to be divested to local partners, in accordance with the new mining law, an official says.
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