Author Archives: Donato Peña

Mining for Progress: Copper, Conflict, and Corporate Social Responsibility

Social License to Operate: Integration into Mine Planning and Development

Colombia (La Guajira) — Wind-Farm Build-Out: Wayuu Consent, Land & Benefit-Sharing Flagged as Key for Social Licence.

Peru — Las Bambas Copper Mine: Communities Challenge EIA Amendments Amid Ongoing Discontent

Amazon Alert: Indigenous Communities Declare “Emergency” Over Illegal Mining Surge in Peru

Peru — Tía María Copper Project Deep-rooted Community Opposition in the Tambo Valley Puts Social Licence at Stake

Madagascar — Base Toliara Mineral Sands Project

Heritage vs. Energy: The Lamu County Coal Power Plant Controversy in Kenya

Front-line Faultlines: Environmental Justice Leaders Under Threat in South Africa’s Mining Belt

Contested Restart: Human Rights and Security Concerns Shadow the Mozambique LNG Project