Global Witness is calling for businesses and governments to better consider the human cost of rare earth minerals.

I could tell you that, around the world, three people are killed every week while trying to protect their land, their environment, from extractive forces. I could tell you that this has been going on ...

The US’s seizure of Venezuela’s oil assets casts doubt over the fate of the $150 billion due to Caracas over the next decade, ...

AI is quietly boosting fossil fuel expansion, helping companies to drill more confidently and enabling even more destructive ...

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The NGO Forest Coalition calls on the UK government to implement Schedule 17 of the Environment Act, which will prohibit the use of commodities grown on illegally deforested land, and to go further by ...

Ramping up oil production in Venezuela could add pollution equivalent to the emissions of all global shipping into the atmosphere each year and release a 'methane bomb', new Global Witness analysis ...

AI chatbots' personalised answers risk inflaming conspiracy and misinformation, as new investigation shows climate disinformation and known denialists being recommended to conspiratorial user personas ...

How nickel is mined In Surigao del Sur, nickel is extracted using open-pit strip methods, a process that involves denuding the mountain and stripping away the topsoil and rock. Heavy machinery scoops ...

The EU and US-backed Lobito Corridor railway for critical mineral transport risks driving evictions in a mining region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and leaving vulnerable people open to ...

A farm in the village of Gbordoi, Bong County, Liberia, cleared in 2024. Rice has been planted while the farmer waits for cocoa to grow. Global Witness An investigation by Global Witness links some of ...

When land grabbing banishes communities from their homes, the surrounding environment and biodiversity are left at the mercy of destructive industries Mining is emerging as a major risk factor for ...