Mining is destroying our homes: We need global binding rules for mineral extraction

Amid a rush for minerals needed for the energy transition, voluntary safeguards and corporate goodwill are insufficient to protect nature and human rights
A digger at work on a deforested muddy hill. We need global binding rules for energy-transition mineral extraction
A nickel-ore mine in Tubay in southern Philippines (Photo: REUTERS/Erik De Castro)

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