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Gold prices have more than doubled in five years, driven by geopolitical instability and a flight to hard assets. But the record market carries a devastating hidden price.
Gold is now the leading mineral driver of deforestation,...
25/06/2026
Today, the UK government confirmed that there will be new rules mandating companies to exclude illegal deforestation from their supply chains.
Moreover, the UK's new deforestation rules will aim to align with the EU...
23/06/2026
The rush for critical raw materials for the energy transition, AI boom, and military sector is posing a threat to natural forests and some of the planet’s most important ecosystems. Many of these minerals are in biodiversity...
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An open letter to the political leadership of the European Commission
As the European Commission ponders how to respond to the cost-of-energy crisis, and looks at its post-2030 climate and energy package, we urge it to stop...
11/06/2026
What to look for at London Climate Action Week
10/06/2026
The European Commission published its EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) ‘simplification package’ on 4 May 2026. Despite the troubling review of the Regulation’s scope, it has sent a strong signal to companies that it will be...
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...
Dr. Stefan Kreft, of German NGO Naturwald Akademie, discusses an exciting new German initiative that, at long last, puts serious funding behind nature-based solutions that serve both climate and biodiversity.
On 11 June 2026, just days after the earliest heatwave ever recorded in Western Europe, the Commission’s Expert Group under the Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming Regulation (CRCF) will discuss “challenges and perspectives” around...
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
