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This case study examines the environmental authorization and water use licensing processes for a 'Centralized Tailings Deposition Facility' (CTDF) in Stilfontein, highlighting failures in public participation and administrative errors by government departments.

A letter from a coalition of civil society organisations to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs requesting intervention to compel the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Acid Mine Drainage (IMC) to release the Team of Experts' (TOE) report.

This policy brief describes a research project by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE) focused on nitrogen cycling in Latin America. The project aims to provide scientific evidence to support policies for sustainable nitrogen management in agriculture and wastewater treatment to prevent soil degradation, water pollution, and threats to food security.

This community audit, supported by Natural Justice and RAPEN, documents the environmental, social, and legal impacts of the 125MW Bargny-Sendou coal-fired power plant on local communities in Senegal. The report identifies multiple violations of Senegalese law and international human rights, including water and air pollution, illegal land expropriation, and threats to local livelihoods and cultural practices.

This case study by Natural Justice examines the legal attempt by the High Court of Uttarakhand to grant legal personhood to the Ganges and Yamuna rivers to protect them from pollution and encroachment, and the subsequent stay of that order by the Supreme Court of India.

This document consists of two distinct parts: a set of signature pages and an annex related to a global research network agreement (RDG), and Law No. 2010-01 of January 20, 2010, which establishes the Office du Lac de Guiers as a public industrial and commercial establishment in Senegal to manage the Lake Guiers water resources.

The Marange and Arda Transau Community Protocol is a document developed by the communities of Marange and Arda Transau to articulate their values, rights, and priorities in response to the negative impacts of diamond mining and forced relocation. It details the community's deep spiritual and cultural connection to their ancestral land, the environmental degradation caused by mining companies, and the social disruptions resulting from displacement. The protocol demands respect for traditional leadership, environmental rehabilitation, and the realization of constitutional and international rights regarding land, culture, and participation in decision-making.