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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
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
The cyclone Senyar that hit Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, 26 November 2025, and the floods and landslides that followed are a catastrophic example of what can happen when extractive activities in forests are left unregulated....
28/01/2026
Mining no longer allowed in Ghana’s forests
On 10 December 2025, the Ghanaian government officially revoked a Regulation that permitted Mining in Forest Reserves including Globally Significant Biodiversity Areas (GSBAs). This...
18/12/2025
The EU is scrambling to secure the critical raw materials needed for the energy transition and defense. But in Finnish Lapland this quest threatens to destroy precious habitats and traditional livelihoods, as Perrine Fournier, Anna Muižniece and Dhany Alfalah discover.
08/12/2025
For the first time, new research models the potential deforestation that EU demand for electric vehicles (EVs) could cause through to 2050.
The findings are startling: on current trajectories, EU hunger for the minerals EVs...
08/05/2025
