To
study the links between the increased metabolism of the economy and
environmental damage, EJOLT looks at mining conflicts (precious metals &
bulk materials) and waste disposal conflicts (shipbreaking, e-waste exports
and waste incineration). Local communities occupying ‘priceless sites’ oppose
mining in ecologically sensitive areas (such as Intag, Ecuador) or
technological and other corporate practices. We shall elaborate on risk
assessment and undertake work to publicize violations of the Basel Treaty on
the export of toxic waste (e.g. European ships dismantled in Alang and Sosiya,
India). We will conduct a legal analysis of liability regimes in national,
international and European laws. Sharing of such landmark cases on mining and
shipbreaking conflicts worldwide will help us to elaborate online training
materials about debates on health risks and resource destruction, and
strategies of legal redress and public consultation in ways that take local
activist knowledge into account.
Source: EJolt.
http://www.ejolt.org/what-we-do/mining-and-ship-breaking/
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