The lithium extractive industry is expanding, as technological and economic shifts
associated with climate change mitigation goals drive global demand for lithium-ion …

Large infrastructure projects, such as ports, dams, highways, and mines, cause major
negative environmental impacts, most felt by local communities but affecting other …

This paper explores an intriguing case of environmental mobilisation in the world, Argentina´
s anti-mining movement. This movement has contributed to the cancelation or suspension of …

Abstract The Cold War inadvertently led to the formation of two human rights treaties–with
specific civil rights being encouraged by the West and participatory rights by the East. These …

Industrial disasters are a test of human and ecological resilience and offer a complex set of
choices for restorative activity after their occurrence. Unlike natural calamities, industrial …

The 'Green economy', a central plank of the sustainable development political and economic
international agenda, relies on industrial extraction of water, minerals and other earths to …

While acknowledging advances in legal recognition of Indigenous rights, much of the
research literature positions negotiated agreements between Indigenous peoples and …

A just energy transition is as much about acknowledging and acting on the socio-material
needs of marginalised classes and groups as about informing inclusive and deliberative …

This article introduces the special section on" The role of local participation in the
governance of natural resource extraction". It highlights the inherent conflicts between …

An analysis of five lawsuits against the infringement of the rights to participation illustrates
that effective compliance with free prior and informed consultation and popular consultation …