The harms mapped in this investigation are being driven by global appetite for electric vehicles – mostly in China, Europe and the United States. Our investigation traced the nickel ore exported from ...

How nickel is mined In Surigao del Sur, nickel is extracted using open-pit strip methods, a process that involves denuding the mountain and stripping away the topsoil and rock. Heavy machinery scoops ...

Christel Yparraguirre, an environmental activist affiliated with ATM and local environmental watchdog Baywatch in Cantilan, experienced first-hand the reality of the government’s anti-terrorism drive.

Philippine Government Establish a comprehensive public registry of beneficial owners of all companies holding or applying for extractive licenses to prevent corruption and money laundering. Legislate ...

In late 2024, the company allegedly cut down trees before securing a permit to do so, according to a letter sent to the company by municipal authorities in Cantilan. The company then sought to get ...

Nickel linked to severe environmental and human rights harms in the Philippines is likely entering the electric-vehicle value chains of Tesla, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi, and many others, ...

UK-based public affairs firms have ramped up their collaboration with fossil fuel companies and trade groups since the Paris climate agreement, according to a Global Witness investigation released ...

This report, and our campaign, is dedicated to all those individuals, communities and organisations that are bravely taking a stand to defend human rights, their land and our environment. Last year, ...