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[https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22022022/backed-by-international-investors-mining-companies-line-up-to-expand-in-or-near-the-amazons-indigenous-territories/ by Katie Surma 22/2/22 Inside Climate News] | [https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22022022/backed-by-international-investors-mining-companies-line-up-to-expand-in-or-near-the-amazons-indigenous-territories/ by Katie Surma 22/2/22 Inside Climate News] | ||
U.S.-based financial institutions are among their top funders, according to a new report by Amazon Watch and the Association of Brazil’s Indigenous People, or APIB. In the past, those mining companies caused environmental damage that sickened Indigenous communities, stirred social discontent and contributed to the “trail of destruction” of the Amazon rainforest. | U.S.-based financial institutions are among their top funders, according to a new report by Amazon Watch and the Association of Brazil’s Indigenous People, or APIB. In the past, those mining companies caused environmental damage that sickened Indigenous communities, stirred social discontent and contributed to the “trail of destruction” of the Amazon rainforest. | ||
=====7 ways the mining sector can prepare for the coming economic era===== | |||
[https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/11/mining-and-metals-new-economy/ by Jordan Calderon 9/11/20 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM] | |||
The mining and metals industry is facing an unprecedented paradigm shift as it begins to implement new technologies while also managing climate and social challenges. Through raising awareness of these issues, and by focusing on new digital solutions, growing material demand, and investor pressures, the industry can strengthen its foundational role in a rapidly evolving global economy. | |||
