Publication:
ENRICHED OR IMPOVERISHED? ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS ABOUT MINING IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH

What kind of impacts does a gold mine in the Philippines have on the neighbouring river system? Who benefits from the Indonesian coal mines? How have the villagers in Malawi reacted to the uranium mine plans? Where does the cobalt in my mobile phone come from? Who bears the responsibility of the destruction caused by mining?

Enriched or Impoverished? provides its readers with information and accounts on the impacts of the mining industry in developing countries. The topic is not so familiar in Finland, but it concerns everyone who uses a computer or a sauce pan, travels by bus or wears a ring.

The authors of the articles in this book are civil society activists in the South and in Finland. The mining related accounts are based on environmental projects of non-governmental organisations in developing countries funded by the Finnish Siemenpuu Foundation.

The publication was originally published in Finnish in late 2007, but is now also available in English:

Aino Rajala (Ed.): Enriched or Impoverished? Environmental Accounts about Mining in the Global South
(pdf document 1.5 Mb, July 2008)