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Активисти бараат ЕУ да ја казни Македонија поради високото загадување

December 10, 2019

Северна Македонија за пет пати ја надминува договорената горна граница за загадување со сулфур диоксид, и произведува двојно повеќе прашина. Активистите на Бенквоч бараат санкции од ЕУ.Активисти бараат ЕУ да ја казни Македонија поради високото загадува


Namibian smelter expansion risks deepening environmental and health problems

July 17, 2017

As it nears two years of a Bankwatch visit to the copper smelter in Namibia and the uncovering of an unsafe arsenic disposal site, a planned expansion has revealed so far undisclosed environmental information.


Comments on Environmental Impact Assessment procedure for the Tsumeb smelter in Namibia

May 29, 2017


Dirty Precious Metals: Dumping European Toxic Waste in Tsumeb, Namibia

August 10, 2016

Based on a visit to Namibia this report assesses the environmental and social standards at the Tsumeb smelter, acquired by Canadian Dundee Precious Metals in 2010. The smelter specialises in working with some of the dirtiest copper concentrates half of


Health reports confirmed widespread over-exposure to toxic arsenic at Tsumeb smelter in Namibia

December 22, 2015

Following Bankwatch’s revelations about toxic pollutants at the Tsumeb smelter in Namibia, the smelter’s owner, Canadian mining company Dundee Precious Metals (DPM), contested our findings in Namibian news reports. Without substantiating its claims with facts, however, and in light of the results of local health surveys the company’s reassurances ring hollow and meaningless.


Exporting toxic pollution from Europe to Namibia

December 17, 2015

The case of the Tsumeb smelter in Namibia demonstrates how European pollution is being exported to the Global South with the indirect help of public development money.


Exporting toxic pollution from Europe to Namibia

November 19, 2015

The case of the Tsumeb smelter in Namibia demonstrates how European pollution is exported to the Global South with indirect help of public development money.


Guest post: Plight of locals at Kumtor mine brought to Centerra Gold’s general meeting in Toronto

May 11, 2015

Journalist and researcher Ryskeldi Satke reports on Centerra Gold’s annual general meeting where mining activists presented shareholders with information on human rights violations and the negative environmental and social impacts of the Kumtor Gold mine.


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