Mountain extractive industries
This short animated film, narrated by actor/director/producer and Academy Award winner Sir David Attenborough, highlights the role forests can play in national development, a green economy and climate change. It also reviews the current situation...
The Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC) was established recognizing that international dialogue and cooperation are the best responses in addressing the various chalenges posed by environmental security. ENVSEC is a unique partnership of...
The Mining For Closure report aims to present a basis for action within South Eastern Europe (SEE) and the Tisza River Basin (TRB) towards the development of corporate practice, regulatory frameworks, governance guidelines and/or financial and...
Priority: Management and reduction of trans boundary risks from hazardous activities
Outcomes:
Reduced local environmental and human health risks and minimized tensions among SEE countries through reduction of risk of accidental transboundary...
In this interview, Dr. Bebbington covers the issue of extractive industries in mountain regions. He indicates that greener economy of the foreseeable future will inevitably involve the circulation and use of the products of extraction.
He mentions...
In the late 1990s, The Mountain Institute, a small, non‐profit environmental organization began working with the Antamina Mining Company, one of the world’s largest mining companies, to help it revise its plans for a large zinc and copper mine. The...
Practically all human societies depend on the availability and use of mined products. But the expansion of mining operations into environmentally sensitive and fragile areas has increased the level of environmental destruction and the impact on...
