Gabriel Lamug-Nañawa, SJ February 28, 2013 was a very hot day, the sun was out, welcomed by a cloudless sky. The air was still, except
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EU’s pursuit of an effective water policy
Stephen N Rooney As a vital resource for life, the importance of water cannot be understated. The European Union (EU) has been proactive in its
A spirituality that reconciles us with creation
José Ignacio Garcia, SJ The latest issue of Promotio Iustitiae, the highly-respected publication of the Social Apostolate, is titled “A spirituality that reconciles us with
Conference on European initiative on responsible sourcing of minerals from conflict and high-risk zones
Kwinja Nako Muhaya It has been a few months since members of civil society met to look into the responsible sourcing of minerals from conflict
World water concerns go beyond meeting MDGs in 2015
Mariel de Jesus Water issues will be the focus of much of the world’s attention with the forthcoming World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden from
Conflict minerals in DRC: An interview with Ferdinand Muhigirwa, SJ
Professor Ferdinand Muhigirwa , SJ was interviewed by Ecojesuit on conflict minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Professor Muhigirwa is currently the Managing Director of the Arupe Research and Training Center in Lumbashi, DRC.
“Conflict minerals” is an expression that comes out of the Dodd-Frank (Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection) Act, a US law passed on July 1, 2010. In Section 1502, you get this expression “conflict mineral” — meaning that there are minerals like gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten that are being taken out mainly by rebel groups out of conflict, violence, human rights abuses, and sex-based violence.
EITI in the Philippines, a step forward globally but problems remain locally
Pedro Walpole, SJ The Philippines was recently accepted as a candidate country to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a globally developed set of standards
Why there is local opposition to coal mining in Karanpura Valley in Jharkhand, India
Deepak Das The Hazaribagh Jesuits’ Dalit Vikas Centre at village Patra is in the middle of the Karanpura Valley, in India’s Jharkhand state. Its activities
The phenomenon of artisanal mining in Katanga, DRC
Alicia Alemán Arrastio The phenomenon of artisanal mining in Katanga, in the southern area of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), shows the impact of