Supporting Community-based Campaigns

We work with partners from around the world, including national NGOs, local community-based organizations, indigenous groups, farmers' associations, and religious leaders to support the rights of communities living near proposed or existing mines and to hold companies accountable for social and environmental impacts.

We support local campaigns by providing technical assistance, publicizing local concerns, conducting research, and informing corporate investors and shareholders about risks associated with company practices.

Learn more about Where we Work. 

Some examples of our work include:

• Commissioning an independent evaluation of Meridian Gold's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Esquel gold project in Patagonia, Argentina. The EIA analysis revealed the company had failed to consider the long-term impacts of the project. Local residents, who voted overwhelmingly to oppose the mine, have succeeded in halting the project, thus far.
• Helping to build an international coalition of mining activists, the Global Mining Campaign network. The network consists of over 100 individuals and organizations monitoring the mining industry in 40 different countries.