Host Organisation:

SIRGE Coalition, Cultural Survival, Batani Foundation, Tallgrass Institute, Earthworks, IWGIA 

Description:

Over the last years, there have been a myriad of developments throughout the transition minerals supply chains impacting Indigenous Peoples rights and livelihoods. Mining companies keep pushing harmful narratives that look to position mining for minerals like lithium, copper, cobalt and nickel as an essential part of the energy transition. Reignited geopolitical tensions, as a result of efforts to control transition minerals supply chains, are putting Indigenous communities at risk. Several mining standard setting platforms are emerging, but not all of them offer full and equitable participation, access to information for Indigenous communities, as well as true implementation of Indigenous Peoples rights including the rights to FPIC. At the same time, we are watching the emergence of new digital technologies that are hungry for minerals and will exacerbate existing problems for Indigenous communities. At this session, we will delve into these pressing issues and explore the latest developments in transition mineral extraction, particularly its intersections with Indigenous Peoples’ rights. We will discuss actionable strategies for defending and upholding Indigenous Peoples’ rights throughout the energy transition and foster capacity-exchange and solidarity among affected communities, ensuring their voices are at the forefront of shaping a just energy transition. 

Speakers:

Bryan Bixcul (Maya-Tz’utujil); Coordinator, SIRGE Coalition
Representative from Cultural Survival
Representative from IWGIA
Jan Morrill, Earthworks
Indigenous Representative from Brazil
Indigenous Representative from a mining affected community

Languages:

English-Spanish