Richard Denniss notes that the export revenue from Australia’ natural gas mostly goes to foreign shareholders.
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Every year on August 2, the Congolese community around the world observes a day of remembrance for the victims of the genocide perpetrated against the people of eastern DRC for economic gain.
A labour and political ecology expert looks back at imperialistic logic and how chemical fertilisers have repeatedly served as strategic objectives and weapons, particularly in wartime.
Paul R. Ehrlich will be remembered as a scientist whose books about population and threats to the environment shaped the idea of limited growth in the modern era.
Working within existing informal regulations in Kenya’s sand industry would help boost livelihoods and inclusion.
Civil-society organisations are changing Ghana’s accountability landscape.
Bolivia’s new government has buried 20 years of socialist rule with reforms promising ‘capitalism for all’.
Proposed seabed mining for battery minerals could collide with tuna fisheries, fragile ecosystems and Pacific sovereignty.
The competition for Africa’s critical minerals between China and the West presents an opportunity.
Energy and natural resources development projects carry risks and costs that could stretch far into the future. That’s why it’s so risky to streamline or fast-track approval processes.
Accelerated resource development in Canada should not burden future generations with environmental destruction.
Rural communities are vital to Canada’s economic success and sovereignty. But rural Canada remains poorly understood and underrepresented in federal programs and policies.
Critical minerals are in demand around the world for military, technology and other uses. A geoscientist shares what’s known about Ukraine’s reserves, which could help the country recover from war.
The political unrest in Mozambique reflects discontent with the status quo, including limited opportunities for advancement.
Resource laws and processes have tried to keep politics out of decision making. But this technocratic approach carries its own problems. The challenge is getting the balance right.
Ghana has spent over 60 years trying to build an aluminium industry.
Ghana needs strong political will to enhance its climate change regulation.
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the federal Impact Assessment Act needs amendments for Constitutional compliance, but the court’s recommended approach is no longer viable.
The Osage murders of the 1920s are just one episode in nearly two centuries of stealing land and resources from Native Americans. Much of this theft was guided and sanctioned by federal law.
Trans-border collaboration is required to recover protected areas that transverse Niger, Burkina Faso and Benin Republic from armed groups.
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