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A new report finds that more than 61.5 million hectares of protected areas analysed across tropical countries overlap with oil and gas blocks, while another 42.7 million hectares overlap with mining concessions.

Worst-case climate change modelling shows that rising temperatures and changing weather patterns could heighten mining contamination risks for marine environments, with some regions exposed to compounding hazards.

Companies are shifting towards international standards on environmental, governance and social issues. They lag particularly on the social side, experts say.

Steel slowdown and signals of low-carbon transition in China put Australian ore at a crossroads, as partnerships look to step up green iron development.

Oleh Tom Baxter

Oleh Junaidi Hanafiah

Oleh Keith Anthony Fabro

Oleh Miriam Bahagijo

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The race to secure critical minerals has intensified at the same time as the international community has recognised the need for more sustainable and responsible mining practices. Translating the resulting frameworks and guidelines into concrete action will require consolidating Global South policy and advocacy networks. Oleh Hasrul Hanif

Mineral security is not just about access to resources but about control over value chains. India’s response must be strategic, not reactive. Oleh Animesh Ghosh dan Soumit Pandey

Decolonising economics challenges Eurocentric assumptions and extractive systems while elevating Global South perspectives and alternative models of economic development. Oleh Junaid Jahangir

A system built on renewables introduces new risks, as critical bottlenecks shift to refining, processing, and mineral-supply chains. Oleh Dianne Araral dan Eduardo Araral

Oleh Hossain Ahmed Taufiq dan Jonas Gamso

Oleh Johanna Sydow dan Nsama Chikwanka

Oleh Nemonte Nenquimo, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim dan Rukka Sombolinggi

Oleh Binbin Mariana

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Speakers at Unlocking capital for sustainability Indonesia 2026 discuss how Indonesia can power its mineral boom without compromising climate goals or community trust

The veteran journalist talks to Eco-Business about how his Emmy-nominated documentary depicts the lives of environmental crusaders in Asia's deadliest country for guardians of the seas and forests.

Video footage appears to show protestors, who were demonstrating against mining operations, being dragged away by police near Ipilan Nickel Mine in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. Mining insiders are calling for maximum tolerance in similar standoffs.

Mining operations at Altai Philippines Mining Corporation have been suspended for now, after week-long protests from locals of Sibuyan Island in Romblon, who claimed the extraction of nickel ore will disrupt the island’s intact ecosystems.

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In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' month in the Philippines, the former United Nations special rapporteur tells the Eco-Business Podcast about her lifelong work to empower communities in Asia’s most dangerous country for environmental defenders.

The clean energy sector’s poor human rights performance places its legitimacy at risk. Jessie Cato of the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre sheds light on how the industry can avoid labour abuse, land grabs and other violations.

Studio EB Mining can come at great environmental cost, but is necessary to fuel the energy transition. Michael Salvatico from Trucost tells the Eco-Business podcast about the risk and opportunity confronting Australia's mining sector — and what it could mean for Asia Pacific.

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