Climate Rights International
@climaterights.bsky.social
Protecting the Rights of People and Communities in the Era of Climate Change
Learn more about our work at https://cri.org/.
Learn more about our work at https://cri.org/.
Ahead of #COP30 CRI Senior Policy Advisor @danielwilkinson.bsky.social spoke with #Brazil’s @oglobo.globo.com about deforestation in the #Amazon, Brazil’s mixed #climate record, and the critical role of civil society in driving change. Read English translation here: lnkd.in/guYMKX32
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‘As pessoas estão desesperadas por uma nova liderança climática’, diz representante da ONG Climate Rights International
Em entrevista ao GLOBO, Daniel Wilkinson elogiou ações do governo Lula, mas também cobrou mais firmeza no combate ao desmatamento
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November 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Ahead of #COP30 CRI Senior Policy Advisor @danielwilkinson.bsky.social spoke with #Brazil’s @oglobo.globo.com about deforestation in the #Amazon, Brazil’s mixed #climate record, and the critical role of civil society in driving change. Read English translation here: lnkd.in/guYMKX32
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I'll be at #COP30 this week, focusing on advancing a meaningful just transition. If you're in Belem, please join me at @climaterights.bsky.social @nrginstitute.bsky.social and Transforma's side event on November 11.
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I'll be at #COP30 this week, focusing on advancing a meaningful just transition. If you're in Belem, please join me at @climaterights.bsky.social @nrginstitute.bsky.social and Transforma's side event on November 11.
Fossil-fuel and mining giants are turning to secretive investor-state systems to push back on environmental and climate protections. #Greenland’s recent ruling highlights the role national courts can play instead. Read here!
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Greenland: Arbitration Panel Rules for Government in Environmental Dispute
In a positive step for environmental protection and local decision-making about extractive industries, arbitrators in a case between a subsidiary of Australian company Energy Transition Minerals Ltd (...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Fossil-fuel and mining giants are turning to secretive investor-state systems to push back on environmental and climate protections. #Greenland’s recent ruling highlights the role national courts can play instead. Read here!
cri.org/greenland-ar...
cri.org/greenland-ar...
In the #Philippines nickel mining has expanded rapidly to supply materials for e-vehicles and other forms of renewable energy. While nickel is essential for the transition to renewables, for some communities living near these mines the expansion has come at a high cost: youtu.be/Hf6HiZiO9aQ
“Broken Promises:” Philippines Nickel Mining Causes Rights Abuses & Increases Climate Vulnerability
YouTube video by Climate Rights International
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November 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
In the #Philippines nickel mining has expanded rapidly to supply materials for e-vehicles and other forms of renewable energy. While nickel is essential for the transition to renewables, for some communities living near these mines the expansion has come at a high cost: youtu.be/Hf6HiZiO9aQ
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Proud of this short video I produced about one of Brazil's most important tools for tackling climate change: Traditional and local forest-dependent communities. Important watching ahead of COP30 to understand the challenges they still face in doing what they do best: conserving the forest.
#COP30
#COP30
The Forest Keepers
YouTube video by Climate Rights International
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November 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Proud of this short video I produced about one of Brazil's most important tools for tackling climate change: Traditional and local forest-dependent communities. Important watching ahead of COP30 to understand the challenges they still face in doing what they do best: conserving the forest.
#COP30
#COP30
We signed the Healthy Planet Now open letter along with 200+ organizations, experts, and activists worldwide. It's important that we make health a focus point when talking about climate action. Read the letter here: bit.ly/4osi30U #HealthyPlanet
November 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM
We signed the Healthy Planet Now open letter along with 200+ organizations, experts, and activists worldwide. It's important that we make health a focus point when talking about climate action. Read the letter here: bit.ly/4osi30U #HealthyPlanet
Save the Date for our event at #COP30: "Just Transition or Just Extraction?" exploring priorities for ensuring that globalized #mineral supply chains advance just energy transitions, starting with frontline communities in the #GlobalSouth.
📅 Nov 11 '25
📍 Blue Zone (COP30, Belém)
🕟 4.45 - 6.45pm
📅 Nov 11 '25
📍 Blue Zone (COP30, Belém)
🕟 4.45 - 6.45pm
November 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Save the Date for our event at #COP30: "Just Transition or Just Extraction?" exploring priorities for ensuring that globalized #mineral supply chains advance just energy transitions, starting with frontline communities in the #GlobalSouth.
📅 Nov 11 '25
📍 Blue Zone (COP30, Belém)
🕟 4.45 - 6.45pm
📅 Nov 11 '25
📍 Blue Zone (COP30, Belém)
🕟 4.45 - 6.45pm
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To read the full report, see: cri.org/reports/brok...
To watch the film, see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf6H...
To watch the film, see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf6H...
“Broken Promises”
Philippines Nickel Mining Causes Rights Abuses and Increases Climate Vulnerability
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November 4, 2025 at 7:43 AM
To read the full report, see: cri.org/reports/brok...
To watch the film, see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf6H...
To watch the film, see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf6H...
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The urgency of the climate crisis cannot be used as an excuse for the endless extraction of minerals like nickel and the serious impacts to frontline communities and ecosystems.
November 4, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The urgency of the climate crisis cannot be used as an excuse for the endless extraction of minerals like nickel and the serious impacts to frontline communities and ecosystems.
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We @climaterights.bsky.social document:
🚫 increased vulnerability to the climate crisis because of mining
🚫 destruction of fishing and farming livelihoods
🚫 increased food insecurity
🚫 water pollution
🚫 health problems
🚫 attacks, killings, criminalization, and intimidation for those who speak out.
🚫 increased vulnerability to the climate crisis because of mining
🚫 destruction of fishing and farming livelihoods
🚫 increased food insecurity
🚫 water pollution
🚫 health problems
🚫 attacks, killings, criminalization, and intimidation for those who speak out.
November 4, 2025 at 7:43 AM
We @climaterights.bsky.social document:
🚫 increased vulnerability to the climate crisis because of mining
🚫 destruction of fishing and farming livelihoods
🚫 increased food insecurity
🚫 water pollution
🚫 health problems
🚫 attacks, killings, criminalization, and intimidation for those who speak out.
🚫 increased vulnerability to the climate crisis because of mining
🚫 destruction of fishing and farming livelihoods
🚫 increased food insecurity
🚫 water pollution
🚫 health problems
🚫 attacks, killings, criminalization, and intimidation for those who speak out.
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As one of the countries most vulnerable to the climate crisis, people across the Philippines understand the urgency of climate action. Yet some communities are not only suffering direct impacts from climate change but are also experiencing serious consequences from the rush for transition minerals.
November 4, 2025 at 7:43 AM
As one of the countries most vulnerable to the climate crisis, people across the Philippines understand the urgency of climate action. Yet some communities are not only suffering direct impacts from climate change but are also experiencing serious consequences from the rush for transition minerals.
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❗NEW REPORT❗ "Broken Promises": Philippines Nickel Mining Causes Rights Abuses and Increases Climate Vulnerability highlights the toll of nickel mining in the Caraga Region in Northern Mindanao, home to more mines than any other part of the country.
November 4, 2025 at 7:43 AM
❗NEW REPORT❗ "Broken Promises": Philippines Nickel Mining Causes Rights Abuses and Increases Climate Vulnerability highlights the toll of nickel mining in the Caraga Region in Northern Mindanao, home to more mines than any other part of the country.
📢 NEW CRI REPORT: “Broken Promises: #Philippines Nickel Mining Causes Rights Abuses and Increases Climate Vulnerability” documents deforestation, water pollution, loss of livelihoods, and attacks on defenders in the country’s #nickel industry. Read the report here: cri.org/reports/brok...
“Broken Promises”
Philippines Nickel Mining Causes Rights Abuses and Increases Climate Vulnerability
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November 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
📢 NEW CRI REPORT: “Broken Promises: #Philippines Nickel Mining Causes Rights Abuses and Increases Climate Vulnerability” documents deforestation, water pollution, loss of livelihoods, and attacks on defenders in the country’s #nickel industry. Read the report here: cri.org/reports/brok...
Nova investigação da CRI já disponível:
“Motosserras, fumaça e silêncio: como a negligência do Brasil com os modelos de conservação comunitária alimenta o desmatamento e a violência na Amazônia”. Leitura obrigatória antes da #COP30 no Pará.
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“Motosserras, fumaça e silêncio: como a negligência do Brasil com os modelos de conservação comunitária alimenta o desmatamento e a violência na Amazônia”. Leitura obrigatória antes da #COP30 no Pará.
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Desmatamento e Violência em Áreas de Conservação da Amazônia
O governo brasileiro, que sediará a conferência global do clima COP30 em pouco mais de uma semana, no estado do Pará, deve agir com urgência e decisão para cumprir os compromissos ainda pendentes com ...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Nova investigação da CRI já disponível:
“Motosserras, fumaça e silêncio: como a negligência do Brasil com os modelos de conservação comunitária alimenta o desmatamento e a violência na Amazônia”. Leitura obrigatória antes da #COP30 no Pará.
cri.org/desmatamento...
“Motosserras, fumaça e silêncio: como a negligência do Brasil com os modelos de conservação comunitária alimenta o desmatamento e a violência na Amazônia”. Leitura obrigatória antes da #COP30 no Pará.
cri.org/desmatamento...
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5/5 As deforestation pushes the Amazon toward a tipping point, Brazil’s challenge ahead of COP30 is clear: it must protect not just the forest, but those who safeguard it.
Please read and share!
#Amazon #ClimateAction #Deforestation #HumanRights #SocioBioeconomy #CommunityConservation #COP30
Please read and share!
#Amazon #ClimateAction #Deforestation #HumanRights #SocioBioeconomy #CommunityConservation #COP30
October 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
5/5 As deforestation pushes the Amazon toward a tipping point, Brazil’s challenge ahead of COP30 is clear: it must protect not just the forest, but those who safeguard it.
Please read and share!
#Amazon #ClimateAction #Deforestation #HumanRights #SocioBioeconomy #CommunityConservation #COP30
Please read and share!
#Amazon #ClimateAction #Deforestation #HumanRights #SocioBioeconomy #CommunityConservation #COP30
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4/5 These territories could anchor a thriving sustainable economy — one that secures livelihoods and Brazil’s climate future. But instead, defenders are being threatened, attacked, and killed for protecting the forest.
October 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
4/5 These territories could anchor a thriving sustainable economy — one that secures livelihoods and Brazil’s climate future. But instead, defenders are being threatened, attacked, and killed for protecting the forest.
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3/5 Yet many of these areas are now under attack, as neglect, impunity, and weak land rights leave residents exposed to illegal loggers, ranchers, and land grabbers.
📖 Our new report shows how this unravelling threatens both people and forests cri.org/brazil-defor...
📖 Our new report shows how this unravelling threatens both people and forests cri.org/brazil-defor...
Brazil: Deforestation, Violence in Amazon Conservation Areas
The Brazilian government, which will host the COP30 global climate summit in a little over a week in Pará state, should act urgently and decisively to uphold unmet commitments to frontline Amazon comm...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
3/5 Yet many of these areas are now under attack, as neglect, impunity, and weak land rights leave residents exposed to illegal loggers, ranchers, and land grabbers.
📖 Our new report shows how this unravelling threatens both people and forests cri.org/brazil-defor...
📖 Our new report shows how this unravelling threatens both people and forests cri.org/brazil-defor...
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2/5 Those models — extractive reserves and environmentally differentiated settlements — were designed so communities could make a living by keeping the forest standing.
Together they cover around 10 million hectares across Pará — the same state that will host COP30 next year.
Together they cover around 10 million hectares across Pará — the same state that will host COP30 next year.
October 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
2/5 Those models — extractive reserves and environmentally differentiated settlements — were designed so communities could make a living by keeping the forest standing.
Together they cover around 10 million hectares across Pará — the same state that will host COP30 next year.
Together they cover around 10 million hectares across Pará — the same state that will host COP30 next year.
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🧵 1/5 Chico Mendes, Dorothy Stang, and the da Silva's are some of the best known environmental activists killed for defending the Amazon.
But they weren’t just protecting trees — they were defending land-use models that tied community livelihoods to forest protection.
But they weren’t just protecting trees — they were defending land-use models that tied community livelihoods to forest protection.
October 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🧵 1/5 Chico Mendes, Dorothy Stang, and the da Silva's are some of the best known environmental activists killed for defending the Amazon.
But they weren’t just protecting trees — they were defending land-use models that tied community livelihoods to forest protection.
But they weren’t just protecting trees — they were defending land-use models that tied community livelihoods to forest protection.
New CRI investigation out now: “Chainsaws, Smoke, and Silence: How #Brazil’s Neglect of Community Conservation Models Fuels Deforestation and Violence in the #Amazon.” A must-read ahead of #COP30 in Pará: cri.org/reports/chai...
#Deforestation #HumanRights #ClimateAction #Pará #COP30
#Deforestation #HumanRights #ClimateAction #Pará #COP30
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
New CRI investigation out now: “Chainsaws, Smoke, and Silence: How #Brazil’s Neglect of Community Conservation Models Fuels Deforestation and Violence in the #Amazon.” A must-read ahead of #COP30 in Pará: cri.org/reports/chai...
#Deforestation #HumanRights #ClimateAction #Pará #COP30
#Deforestation #HumanRights #ClimateAction #Pará #COP30
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Thanks to @nytimes.com for covering the urgent + growing risks of extreme heat for workers – and for highlighting my latest @climaterights.bsky.social report on heat + labor rights in Bangladesh. Encouraging to see these issues gaining visibility in mainstream media.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Thanks to @nytimes.com for covering the urgent + growing risks of extreme heat for workers – and for highlighting my latest @climaterights.bsky.social report on heat + labor rights in Bangladesh. Encouraging to see these issues gaining visibility in mainstream media.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/c...
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Featuring stories from our latest research on the harmful impacts of nickel mining in #Indonesia: Dian, who lives close to a coal power plant run by a mining company, often experiences shortness of breath and constantly finds ash from the coal power plant accumulated around her house (1/2)
October 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Featuring stories from our latest research on the harmful impacts of nickel mining in #Indonesia: Dian, who lives close to a coal power plant run by a mining company, often experiences shortness of breath and constantly finds ash from the coal power plant accumulated around her house (1/2)
Our research rests on the stories shared by the communities most affected. In our latest report on #NickelMining in #Indonesia residents of Southeast Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, & North Maluku share the harmful impacts of mineral extraction taking place around their homes ➡️ cri.org/reports/does...
October 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Our research rests on the stories shared by the communities most affected. In our latest report on #NickelMining in #Indonesia residents of Southeast Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, & North Maluku share the harmful impacts of mineral extraction taking place around their homes ➡️ cri.org/reports/does...
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⚕️ Lack of access to health and environmental information;
🫰 Land grabbing and a lack of or inadequate compensation for land;
⛑️ Dangerous working conditions at mining and smelting facilities;
🗿 Threats to Indigenous ways of life; and
🤐 Fear of retaliation for speaking out.
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🫰 Land grabbing and a lack of or inadequate compensation for land;
⛑️ Dangerous working conditions at mining and smelting facilities;
🗿 Threats to Indigenous ways of life; and
🤐 Fear of retaliation for speaking out.
cri.org/reports/does...
“Does Anyone Care?”: The Human, Environmental, and Climate Toll of Indonesia’s Nickel Industry
Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of nickel, a key raw material in the renewable energy transition used in batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and for energy storage. It is now a massive par...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
⚕️ Lack of access to health and environmental information;
🫰 Land grabbing and a lack of or inadequate compensation for land;
⛑️ Dangerous working conditions at mining and smelting facilities;
🗿 Threats to Indigenous ways of life; and
🤐 Fear of retaliation for speaking out.
cri.org/reports/does...
🫰 Land grabbing and a lack of or inadequate compensation for land;
⛑️ Dangerous working conditions at mining and smelting facilities;
🗿 Threats to Indigenous ways of life; and
🤐 Fear of retaliation for speaking out.
cri.org/reports/does...
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CRI interviewed 93 people living near and working at nickel mining and processing operations in Southeast Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, and North Maluku. They found:
💦 Severe air and water pollution;
❤️🩹 Health problems related to mining;
🎣 Destruction of fishing and farming livelihoods;
💦 Severe air and water pollution;
❤️🩹 Health problems related to mining;
🎣 Destruction of fishing and farming livelihoods;
October 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
CRI interviewed 93 people living near and working at nickel mining and processing operations in Southeast Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, and North Maluku. They found:
💦 Severe air and water pollution;
❤️🩹 Health problems related to mining;
🎣 Destruction of fishing and farming livelihoods;
💦 Severe air and water pollution;
❤️🩹 Health problems related to mining;
🎣 Destruction of fishing and farming livelihoods;