International Mining NewsWWF lanciert Unterschriftensammlung
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- Category: Africa
- Published on Friday, 01 July 2016
WWF lanciert Unterschriftensammlung zum Schutz der World Heritage site (Weltnaturerbe) Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania, das durch Uranbergbau, Explorationsaarbeiten und Dammbauten gefährdet ist. Das Wildschutz-Gebeit steht seit 2013 auf der Liste der bedrohten Weltnaturerbe-Stätten.
Beteiligen Sie sich an der Unterschriftenaktion:
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NGO Conference 2016 in Istanbul
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- Category: Mining Worldwide
- Published on Friday, 01 July 2016
uranium-network.org participated in a NGO conference organized by World Heritage Watch, Berlin / Germany, on 8. and 9. July 2016 in Istanbul. World Heriage Watch aims at bringing civil society voices to the attentoin of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC); the session of UNESCO's WHC starts 10. July.
uranium-network.org made the issue of World Heritage site Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania, threatened by the development of Mkuju River Uranium Project to interantional attendance.
uranium-nework.org calls for a re-integration of the planned uranium mine site into the World Heritage protected Selous Game Reserve; a similar diceions had brought Koongarra uranium deposint in Australia under protection through World Heritage status.
Paladin Africa Sued for 'Gross Damage'
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- Category: Africa
- Published on Wednesday, 29 June 2016
A human rights body in Malawi has sued Paladin Africa Limited (PAL) for alleged grave damage the Kayelekera Uranium Mine has caused to some miners and the surrounding communities in Karonga district.
The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) is accusing PAL of not prioritising the welfare of its employees and the communities.
Legacy Warning - Die Bedrohung. Filmvorführung am 21. März 2016
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- Category: Germany
- Published on Saturday, 19 March 2016
Eine Dokumentation über Uranabbau in Südafrika. Bei der Filmvorführung wird der mit dem Nuclearfree Futur Award ausgezeichnete Menschenrechtsaktivist Golden Misabiko dabei sein. Er lebt derzeit in Südafrika und wird über Atompläne dort und in seiner Heimat, der Demokratischen Republik Kongo, sprechen.
After the Uranium Moratorium: The global UBAN movement
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- Category: Quebec
- Published on Wednesday, 29 July 2015
Background: July 28, 2015, Gordon Edwards.
Uranium Moratorium in Quebec --> Declaration of the World Uranium Symposium --> UBAN movement
There has never been a uranium mine in the province of Quebec. In the last decade, however, there has been a great deal of uranium exploration as a result of the foolish "uranium bubble" of 2006-2007, resulting in skyrocketing uranium prices, based on rumors that a massive nuclear renaissance was about to materialize. That nuclear power "boom" never occurred, and uranium prices quickly sank back down to unprofitable levels. It has since become clear that nuclear power has stagnated and is on the decline in North America and Western Europe. It is also evident that the role of nuclear will continue to decline world-wide for the next couple of decades at least, because new reactors could not be built fast enough in such localities as Eastern Europe and Asia to make up for all the old reactors that will be shutting down in the west over the next few years.
Nunavut Impact Review Board Issues Final Hearing Report Following Review of AREVA Resources Canada Incorporated’s “Kiggavik Uranium Mine” Project
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- Category: Nunavut / Inuit Territorium
- Published on Tuesday, 12 May 2015
CAMBRIDGE BAY, NU – May 8, 2015 – The Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB or the Board) has completed its review of AREVA Resources Canada Incorporated’s (AREVA) “Kiggavik Uranium Mine” Project (the Kiggavik Project or Project) and submitted its Final Hearing Report, including recommendations, to the federal Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development and associated responsible Ministers for their review and decision.
World Uranium Symposium 2015 - birth of the Quebec Declaration
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- Category: Quebec
- Published on Saturday, 18 April 2015
The World Uranium Symposium 2015 closed with a moving speech by Matthew Coon Come and the birth of the Quebec declaration on Uranium.
Looking forward, Marriette Liefferink (FSE) and Prof. Dr. Andreas Nidecker (IPPNW Schweiz) announced a new conference taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 2015. The topics will include uranium mining in Niger and the general nuclearization of Africa.
Exclusive at the World Uranium Symposium in Québec City (April 14–16 2015): Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan at the time of the Fukushima catastrophe
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- Category: Quebec
- Published on Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Québec, 6 April 2015 — Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan during the Fukushima catastrophe, will deliver an exclusive message at the opening of the World Uranium Symposium at the Quebec City Convention Centre on April 14-16 2015.
Both scientific and community-based, the Symposium will address issues arising from the nuclear fuel chain, from mining uranium to its end-uses and byproducts for civilian or military purposes.
Open to the public, the Symposium will host nearly 300 national and international participants from twenty countries from all continents.
World Uranium Symposium
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- Category: Quebec
- Published on Tuesday, 07 April 2015
From April 14th - 16th, the World Uranium Symposium in Quebec will bring together speakers from all around the globe. They will adress issues arising from the uranium fuel chain - from uranium mining to its end-uses and byproducts for civilian or military purposes.
The Symposium is organized by Physicians for Global Survival, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Nature Québec, the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility and the Coaliation pour le Québec ait meilleure mine.
Mongolei: Polizeieinsatz für Umweltzerstörung durch Bergbau
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- Category: Mongolia
- Published on Tuesday, 24 February 2015
In der Nacht zum 24. Februar 2015 ging die mongolische Polizei gewaltsam gegen neun Hunger-streikende vor. Drei wurden (offenbar als mutmaßliche „Rädelsführer“) festgenommen, die anderen sechs gegen ihren Willen in ein Krankenhaus gebracht.
Police tries to break hunger strike in front of mongolian parliament
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- Category: Mongolia
- Published on Monday, 23 February 2015
Hunger strike continues as law with the long name is changed
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- Category: Mongolia
- Published on Friday, 20 February 2015
The law with the long name and the law of mining have been changed by the mongolian parliament.
After 200 hours/ 8 days, the protesters in Ulanbataar have switched to a dry hunger strike on thursday.
Mongolians go on hunger strike to protect Noyon mountain from unlawful mining
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- Category: Mongolia
- Published on Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Members of the United Movement of Mongolian Rivers and Lakes (UMMRL) have initiated a hunger strike in front of the Mongolian parliament. Currently, the hunger strike is carried on by NGOs such as "Save Noyon Mountain" and DMNN.
As of February 17th, the hunger strike has lasted 11 days and the protesters have been met with overwhelming support from the people. The petition to stop the changing of mongolian mining laws has reached over 60.000 supporters.