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Map by Holden et al. (2011) showcasing the overlap between mines and Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines. Research has shown over 60% of mining in the nation operates within ancestral domains (Simbulan, 2016).
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As the world’s dominant actor, the Canadian mining industry has historically been scrutinized for its socio-environmentally egregious operations in the Global South, particularly in mineral-rich nations, such as the Philippines. Canadian multi-national corporations are known for causing extensive ecological devastation; contaminating critical water...
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... development policies have not delivered expected economic returns. Culturally marginalized and underserved communities living in remote areas directly affected by mining operations have been at the forefront of mining accountability campaigns, especially on the island of Mindanao. With over 60 percent of mines operating in ancestral territories (Fig. 2) (Simbulan, 2016), Indigenous communities of Mindanao, known as Lumad peoples, have been severely impacted by the externalities of mining and continue to be victims of development aggression, forced displacement, and extrajudicial killings (Global Witness, 2020;Holden et al., ...
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