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- 1Philippines minerals boom collides with human rights concerns●A new minerals push confronts an old human rights problem in the Philippines
A renewed push to extract minerals in the Philippines is running into long-standing human rights problems linked to mining in the country. Commentators point out that expanded extraction of nickel and other metals, driven by global demand for clean energy technologies, risks repeating patterns of displacement, environmental damage and abuses against indigenous and local communities that have marked mining in the Philippines for decades.
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A $7 billion mining investment in Peru is being put to the test, according to Environment+Energy Leader. The outlet frames the project as a major bet on the country's mining sector, with its fate likely hinging on environmental, regulatory and social challenges in the region. Further details on the project's location, operators or specific obstacles were not provided.