Pitfalls and Pipelines - Philippine Indigenous Peoples Links

Chapter 1.3: Indigenous Peoples, Mining and Climate Change
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Chapter 1.3
Indigenous Peoples,
Mining and
Climate Change
Social issues continue to be the highest risk facing the development
of mineral products in every country. The watchwords
for the industry are “sustainable development” and
‘social license’ which while sound in principle, have often
been used by opponents of mining to delay or completely halt
mining projects.
- Bhere DolBear Mining Investment Report 2009
The following chapter is a paper written by Geoff Nettleton
of Indigenous Peoples Links (PIPLinks) 1
The aim of the paper is to review the links between mining
and climate change, particularly as they impact on indigenous
peoples. Like the previous paper, and following the brief for
the talk in 2009, it restricts itself to mining rather than including
oil and gas. The paper itself points out there is, at least
in part, good reason for this given the greater focus on oil in