The Noril’sk nickel deposits In Russia are unique: giant volcanic eruptions 250 million years ago released colossal amounts of nickel into the atmosphere, kickstarting the Great Dying.
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A Night Parrot snapped in Western Australia confirms the mysterious species survives across Australia, but now the real conservation work begins.
The economic transformation discussion document released by South Africa’s governing party, the ANC, fails to be radical.
South Africa’s mining industry is on an unsustainable trajectory and needs to undergo fundamental transformation that emphasises transparency, equity, and community participation.
Can California’s wet weather make earthquakes more likely? Scientists are still learning about what triggers these events. Even human activity can be a culprit.
Glencore has admitted responsibility for air pollution in Mount Isa, but its latest report puts the onus on residents to minimise their exposure to lead contamination in their homes.
Republicans in Congress are working to kill an Obama administration rule that broadens public input into federal land use planning. Hunters, fishermen, hikers and environmental groups are opposed.
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A new project tracks earthquakes accidentally induced by human activity. It suggests the problem is bigger than some scientists thought.
Mining brings some benefits to some but when extraction is over, the lack of wider benefits to all is keenly felt.
The latest survey of residents in coal seam gas regions reveals continuing lukewarm attitudes towards the industry.
A new mapping study shows that roads have sliced and diced almost the entire land surface of Earth, leaving huge areas prone to illegal logging, mining and hunting.
Buildings, thinkers, books, films and works of art can ask central questions about how to live on this planet and its consequences.
Problems occur when a country falls in love with gold, and silver might be about to get a boost from proposed solutions.
Are high levels of violence and displacement in Central America and Mexico caused by natural resource exploitation?
More than 95% of industrial diamonds are synthetic so why aren’t more people using them in engagement rings?
The island’s latest mining boom threatens a critically endangered lemur – and puts human lives at risk.
South Africa’s central bank should urgently insulate the rand from further financial chaos by imposing tighter exchange controls.
Local people in India are supposed to be protected by progressive laws. But the reality is a far cry from that.
Mozambique has made significant progress in its fight against poverty despite recent economic and political challenges
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Professor and Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, RMIT University
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Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professorial Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment, University of Delaware (USA); Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland
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York Research Chair in Environmental Law & Justice in the Green Economy, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Andrew Dempster is a Friend of The Conversation.
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