Focus on Indigenous
Chile’s Codelco seeks permit for $650 million Andina water project
Chile's Codelco seeks environmental permit for $650M project that makes water use at its Andina mine more sustainable.
Manitoba eyes speedier approval, more Indigenous involvement in mining sector
The Manitoba government has released a new critical mineral strategy that it says will speed up projects and better involve First Nation communities.
Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says
A new lithium mine planned for Nevada will destroy a plant habitat that the US has said is critical for survival, a lawsuit...
Delegates agree to establish Indigenous subsidiary body at COP16 biodiversity summit in Colombia
The COP16 summit was a follow-up to the 2022 accord in Montreal, which aims to protect 30% of the planet and 30% of...
Last-ditch effort to solve funding deadlock at COP16
COP16 in Colombia faces deadlock on biodiversity funding as negotiators propose continued talks to close the finance gap by 2026.
Environmentalists sue over US approval of ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine
Environmental and Indigenous groups sued to block the Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine, citing risks to Nevada's rare Tiehm’s buckwheat.
Papua New Guinea to boycott ‘waste of time’ COP29
Papua New Guinea will skip COP29, calling it a "waste of time" with "empty promises" from big polluters, says Foreign Minister Tkatchenko.
UN COP16 nature talks unlikely to reach deal on conservation funding
New nature conservation fund unlikely at COP16 as countries consider extending talks amid financing impasse.
Countries launch nature coalition at UN COP16 talks, warn of human extinction
Colombia launched a coalition at COP16 with 20 nations to promote "peace with nature," addressing urgent biodiversity loss.
Just 7% of England’s land protected for nature, govt assessment shows
Only seven per cent of England is currently protected for nature, as the government aims for 30 per cent by 2030 amid global...
