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The Xolobeni Heavy Minerals Sands Project on the Wild Coast, South Africa
Introduction The proposed mining of sand dunes on the Wild Coast of South Africa, located within the Mgungundlovu and Amadiba tribal administrative area, was due to take place in the late …
The Exxaro Leeuwpan Mining Project near Delmas, South Africa
Introduction Leeuwpan Colliery is located on the Mpumalanga Highveld, less than five kilometres from the town of Delmas, South Africa, approximately 65 kilometres East of Johannesburg (Figure 1). The Highveld is …
Bui Hydroelectric Power dam Project in Ghana
Introduction The Bui hydroelectric dam is located on the borders of the Northern and Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. The Bui Dam is a 400 megawatt hydroelectric project under construction at the …
Deforestation, inter-ethnic conflicts and violence in Gleba Nova Olinda, Pará, Brazil,
Introduction The Gleba Nova Olinda covers a total area of about 87,000 hectares (ha) and is located in the municipality of Santarém, Pará state, Brazil. It is composed of state public …
The Papua New Guinean Liquefied Natural Gas Project
Introduction In 2010, Exxon-Mobil’s subsidiary Esso Highlands started the construction of the PNG LNG (Papua New Guinea Liquefied Natural Gas), a USD $19 billion project to produce 6.9 million tonnes (t) …
The Malagrotta landfill and speculation in the Galeria Valley
Introduction Waste management in Rome and its surrounding areas is emblematic of larger sustainability problems related to widespread economic, social and environmental obsolescence in the area. This situation is rooted in …
Castilla Thermal Power Station, Chile
Introduction Copiapo, in the Atacama Region, northern Chile, has approximately 150,000 habitants and a diverse economy where the main economic activity comes from the mining industry, particularly for copper. The second …
Towards environmental justice success in mining resistances
EJOLT Report 14: Towards environmental justice success in mining resistances: Â An empirical investigation The report can be downloaded here Abstract This report sets out to provide evidence-based support for successful environmental justice (EJ) …
Evaluation of nuclear legislation. The issue of rehabilitation of uranium mine sites in Namibia
EJOLT Report 22: Evaluation of Nuclear Legislation: The issue of rehabilitation of uranium mine sites in Namibia The report can be downloaded here Abstract This document deals with the still unsolved issue of …
Patterns of global biomass trade
EJOLT Report 20: Patterns of global biomass trade The report can be downloaded here Abstract In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, global trade in agricultural products grew more than three times …
The project ENVJUSTICE has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No. 695446)