Australian miners test Mongolian frontier
3 February 2012 | Australian Associated Press
Mongolia is not being short-changed as foreign miners rush to take a slice of its enormous mineral wealth, Australian explorers operating in the vast Asian nation say.
EU cohesion funds spent on ‘harmful’ projects
3 February 2012 | The Parliament Magazine
A new report claims that “substantial” environmental and social harm is being caused by EU-funded projects. Friends of the Earth Europe and CEE Bankwatch Network mapped 33 “harmful” projects in central and eastern Europe with total costs of €16bn.
EU states resist plan for greener cohesion funds
3 February 2012 | ENDS Europe
Member states are opposing proposals to earmark some cohesion funds for low-carbon projects under the next EU budget and to make funding conditional on compliance with environmental laws, according to green groups. http://www.endseurope.com/28084/eu-states-resist-plan-for-greener-cohesion-funds
Kaart brengt foute EU-projecten in beeld
2 February 2012 | Inter Press Service
Tientallen door de Europese Unie (EU) gefinancierde projecten zijn slecht voor het milieu of sociaal onwenselijk. CEE Bankwatch Network en Friends of the Earth Europe hebben vandaag (donderdag) in Brussel een kaart met 33 “foute” projecten gepubliceerd. Het gaat om projecten die al van start zijn gegaan of waarvan nog beoordeeld wordt of ze voor financiering in aanmerking komen. In totaal is er 16 miljard euro gemoeid met de initiatieven.
Ecologistas denuncian obras con fondos europeos que danan el medioambiente
2 February 2012 | EFE
Bruselas, 2 feb (EFE).- La organización ecologista Amigos de la Tierra Europa denunció hoy que parte de los fondos de cohesión de la Unión Europea (UE) va a parar a proyectos que resultan dañinos para el medio ambiente y pidió que se endurezca la normativa europea para impedirlo.
Mongolia: Mining Project Leaving Herders Without Livelihoods
2 February 2012 | Global Voices Online
Mining projects in Mongolia promise development of social and economic infrastructure and a way to alleviate poverty, but on the wayside, local communities near the mines are feeling the negative impact as their environment and traditional livelihoods are affected. http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/02/02/mongolia-mining-project-leaving-herders-without-livelihoods/
