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Global forces shaping the future of mining and how to navigate them
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Author: Aidan Davy, Chief Operating Officer, International Council on Mining and Metals
There are many reports analysing the risks facing the mining industry, but how should companies consider the implications for their business?
Rather than focusing on complex risks in isolation, we should examine the connections between forces of influence and control.
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Huge road, energy and mining projects driving into heart of world’s remaining forests
Infrastructure megaprojects risk pushing the world’s remaining forests past a “dangerous tipping point” and making climate targets unachievable, a report says.
Tens of thousands of miles of roads and railways are planned alongside mines and dams, opening up the forests of South America, south-east Asia and central Africa to destruction, according to the report by a coalition of 25 research and conservation organisations called the New York Declaration on Forests Assessment Partners. Today, almost half of all large mines – more than 1,500 – are in forests.