As demand for critical metals grows, the impact of increased mining on Pacific Islands nations with critical deposits is to be explored in a new international research project.
Over 40 First Nations representatives from Australia, Canada and Aotearoa (NZ) have participated in an Indigenous Exchange Forum - the culmination of 12 months of collaborative research with First Nations groups whose customary lands have been impacted by mining.
The University of Queensland’s Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) is one of four partners on a new $10 million project to improve the governance of natural resources.
Researchers and teaching staff from the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) have developed and delivered a multilingual social performance course designed for staff at operations across the Americas.
Growing demand for metals necessary for the transition to a low carbon future could create high-risk mining ‘hotspots’ that will put pressure on communities and environments.
University of Queensland researchers have presented a realistic pathway for the world’s transition away from coal using a framework which, country by country, identifies contradictions and constraints in national efforts.
The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute has published the first six project reports of the Social Aspects of Mine Closure Research Consortium.
Assoc Professor Nick Bainton co-wrote the first publicly available Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) for a proposed gas project in Papua New Guinea. He and co-author Nora Gotzmann discuss the impacts of the report.
Professor Deanna Kemp discusses the background and aims of the 'Social aspects of mine closure research consortium', ahead of the first meeting on 10 May 2019.