publications

Mining in the Philippines: Concerns & Conflicts

whit — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:53:43 +0000

The fact-finding report of a team lead by Clare Short MP, the former UK Secretary of State for Overseas Development, from a visit to the Philippines in July & August 2006.

Download a pdf of the report (1.5 Mbs) here.

Dossier on Philex Mines - Focus on Benguet Operations

whit — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:36:18 +0100

A dossier on Philex mining operation in Benguet, focussing on the environmental, economic, and social impact of Philex Mining Corporation. The purpose is to provide evidence as to whether or not large-scale mining is a reliable engine of development.

Download a pdf of the report (9.74 Mbs) here.

Breaking promises, Making profits - Mining in the Philippines

whit — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:50:44 +0100

As the Philippines government renews its commitment to promoting foreign investment in mining, Breaking Promises, Making Profits exposes the true costs of mining and calls on politicians and the international community to take responsibility for the ethical operation of both foreign and national mining companies.

Download a pdf of the report (750 Kbs) here..

Philippines Mining or Food

whit — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:01:56 +0100

A report on a follow up fact-finding trip to the Philippines in February 2008, which focussed on the issue of food security as threatened by mining. For copies of the report, as well as maps produced by the fact-finding team, please click here.

Mining and Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines

whit — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:08:03 +0100

Article written by PIPLinks staff member Andy Whitmore for ECCR on visit of representatives complaining about Crew Minerals in Mindoro.

Download the Word document (28.5Kbs) here.

The emperor's new clothes: sustainable mining?

Rafael — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:25:42 +0100

Article written by PIPLinks staff member Andy Whitmore for JCP on sustainable mining

Download the pdf (139Kb) here

Undermining the forests -- The need to control transitional mining companies: a Canadian case study

Rafael — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:39:31 +0100

One in a series of reports on Transnational Corporations and their Impacts on Forests and Forest-dependent peoples.

Download the full pdf report (1.18Mb) here

Descarga el enforme completo (3.39Mb) aqui