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The event ‘Gold's Dark Web: The Hidden Price of a Booming Market’ took place on 25 June during London Climate Action Week 2026. As the world's largest gold trading hub, London's bullion market carries real weight, and real...
25/06/2026
The rush for critical raw materials needed for the energy transition, digitalisation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) boom, and the military sector is posing a threat to natural forests and some of the planet’s most important...
23/06/2026
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Over the past decade, gold became the largest mineral-related driver of deforestation – and that was before recent geopolitical instability increased demand and the price of gold doubled.
Systematic analysis of the correlation...
10/06/2026
Is gold mining driving deforestation?
Yes, gold mining is driving deforestation. Since 2013, gold has become the leading mineral driver of deforestation, causing 3,520 km² of forest destruction between 2000 and 2019, according to...
09/06/2026
In Finnish Lapland, an ecosystem that’s evolved over thousands of years is threatened with destruction for the short-term needs of the car, defence and AI industries. Now the Sakatti mine has moved a step closer to opening, and environmental defenders in Finland are mobilising, writes Perrine Fournier.
03/06/2026
Amid a wave of geopolitical instability and surging demand, gold is increasingly attractive as a strategic financial vehicle for organised crime, sanctions evasion, corruption and political control.
The implications for the...
28/04/2026
Fern partner AFREWATCH raises concerns about the EU Global Gateway’s massive Lobito Corridor infrastructure project, to which the EU is contributing through the Global Gateway, and the railway section that will cut through the...
01/04/2026
Why the Lobito Corridor will be a test for the credibility of the green transition: EU efforts to secure minerals for the digital and green transition are leading to increased European funding for critical infrastructure projects. The Lobito Corridor is a case in point.
23/03/2026
A new study reveals the devastating impact that mining for materials for the global energy transition is having on the precious Miombo forests in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Journalist Didier Makal journeys to the epicentre of the destruction to reveal its human cost.
20/03/2026
Miombo woodlands make up the largest dry forest area in the world. They cover an estimated area of 2.4 million square kilometres, representing approximately 10% of the total forest area in Africa.
DRC’s Miombo forests are in the...
18/03/2026
