Mike Davis has decided to step down as CEO and will be leaving Global Witness after 23 years at the organisation ...

Proposed route for the six-lane superhighway in 2015 which threatened to rip through 52km of Ekuri community and the heart of Cross River National Park. Thanks to public pressure, a new route was ...

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 ...

Minerals extracted by hand from the African Great Lakes region are in huge demand. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda produce nearly half the world’s coltan, the main ore of ...

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 ...

China has long dominated the world's supply of heavy rare earths, minerals needed to build electric vehicles and wind turbines. Demand for these products is skyrocketing as we rush to meet climate ...

A new joint investigation by Global Witness and the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF) uncovers evidence indicating controversial mining magnate Dan Gertler used an international ...

The jaguar's future looks increasingly uncertain as Big Agribusiness tears down its home in Brazil's tropical forests to make way for cattle ranching Jaguars are key for healthy ecosystems. Gerald ...

USAID supporters rally in Washington, DC on February 05, 2025 to protest against the Trump administration's sudden freeze of foreign assistance. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Some of the world’s ...

While Trump zeroes in on embattled Ukraine's critical mineral reserves, conflict and inequality clash with efforts for a just energy transition across the globe The extraction and trade of some ...

UK imports in 2024 linked to forest destruction the size of a major city, despite government pledges to tackle the global nature emergency Consumers in the UK are still at risk of buying goods linked ...