2023年3月28日 · Because of its size and diversity, scientific experts have characterised the Congo Basin’s Forest as a critical player in mitigating climate change because of its role to act as a carbon sink.

2023年2月1日 · Phone and electric car batteries are made with cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cobalt Red author Siddharth Kara describes the conditions for workers as a "horror show."

2023年6月6日 · From the rubber farms of King Leopold’s brutal Congo Free State in the 1890s to the palm oil plantations and uranium mines of the twentieth century, cobalt mining is just the latest chapter in a centuries-long story of exploitation in the DRC.

2022年2月23日 · Massive industrial mining operations — mostly Chinese-owned — have moved into Congo, intent on dominating the next energy epoch. The big mines are accused of corruption, poisoning the locals and exploiting Congo's resources with little benefit for the country.

2021年5月24日 · Southern Congo sits atop an estimated 3.4 million metric tons of cobalt, almost half the world’s known supply. In recent decades, hundreds of thousands of Congolese have moved to the formerly...

In 2023, a new governmental monitoring system inspected 10 artisanal cobalt mining sites and registered 5,346 children to be assessed for services. The U.S. Department of Labor still categorizes the DRC as having made “minimal advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor.” 20.

2022年9月27日 · In 2021, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was estimated to be producing between 60 and 70% of the world’s supply of cobalt. The majority of the cobalt that is extracted is actually a by-product of existing copper mines.

2024年3月27日 · A new report released today reveals that toxic pollution from industrial cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is having devastating human and environmental impacts. The findings challenge the narrative of ‘clean’ and ‘sustainable cobalt’ frequently promoted by multinational mining companies.

2024年3月13日 · Most of the world’s cobalt is extracted in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But to get it, hundreds of thousands of Congolese people labor with no other means to survive. Today, On Point: Episode three of our special series discusses cobalt and the human cost of mining.

2024年4月1日 · Besides the deleterious impact cobalt exposure has to human health, cobalt mining's toxic byproducts devastate landscapes, pollute water, and contaminate agriculture. High cobalt concentrations result in crop and worm death, both of which are necessary for soil fertility.