Santa Marta's first conference on fossil fuel phaseout was watershed moment for energy transition. Its true test comes next ...

"Closing a loophole that oil giants use to dodge taxes is a welcome step in the right direction. For too long the fossil fuel ...

Many families live close to the flat-topped manganese tailings heap. Global Witness An investigation by Global Witness has revealed that waste from a manganese mine in Ghana supplying a material ...

Corruption and fraud in the oil, gas and mining industries props up brutal regimes and lines the pockets of kleptocrats. All too often, revenue from oil, gas and mining deals goes missing because ...

Minerals extracted by hand from the African Great Lakes region are in huge demand. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda produce nearly half the world’s coltan, the main ore of ...

Nestled between Brazil and Argentina in the heart of South America, Paraguay is the world’s fourth largest exporter of soy. But the social and environmental impacts of its soy industry have received ...

A new joint investigation by Global Witness and the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF) uncovers evidence indicating controversial mining magnate Dan Gertler used an international ...

I could tell you that, around the world, three people are killed every week while trying to protect their land, their environment, from extractive forces. I could tell you that this has been going on ...

The global oil and gas industry saw historic gains from the fallout of the war in Ukraine, a global energy crisis and runaway climate change, as millions suffer the consequences 2022 was a brutal year ...

The EU and US-backed Lobito Corridor railway for critical mineral transport risks driving evictions in a mining region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and leaving vulnerable people open to ...

The jaguar's future looks increasingly uncertain as Big Agribusiness tears down its home in Brazil's tropical forests to make way for cattle ranching Jaguars are key for healthy ecosystems. Gerald ...

The entrance to the Veolia San Silvestre Environmental Technology Park. Leonardo Granados / Global Witness Global Witness obtained a series of videos secretly filmed within the Veolia-managed site ...