Thierry Rodon will speak at the international conference The Mineral Arctic: Imagination, Communication and Practices, organized by the Malaurie Institute of Arctic Research Monaco–UVSQ (MIARC), in collaboration with the UArctic Thematic Network Arctic Cultures and History (ARCH) and the UArctic Regional Centre for Continental Europe at UVSQ.
Arn Keeling, a member of the MinErAL network and professor of geography at Memorial University, has co-authored The Price of Gold: Mining, Pollution, and Resistance in Yellowknife with John Sandlos.
Thierry Rodon will participate in the third lecture of the Beyond Hot Air series, co-organized by the Austrian Polar Research Institute (APRI), and the Museum of Natural History Vienna (NHM).
The 2025 edition of the Nunavik Mining Workshop took place from April 1 to 3 in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik. Thierry Rodon, accompanied by Jean-Marc Seguin, presented the conclusions of their meetings with the Kanak tribes in the region of the Koniambo Nickel mine and plant project.
Beyond Hot Air is a conversation. It is an international, multi-stakeholder initiative that explores the complex landscape of mineral raw materials supply for the ‘green’ transition. Especially critical raw materials (CRM) are a vital part of current forms of ‘green’ transition strategies and corresponding technologies, such as e-mobility, renewable energy and communication technologies. In Europe’s backyard, mining for critical minerals is thus set to increase.
Trade and investment agreements are key elements of mining projects. In particular, decision to invest in a mining project depends on the existing legal protection provided by bilateral or multilateral investment agreements (BITs).
Negotiated agreements now constitute a critical component of almost all encounters between Indigenous peoples and the extractive industry in Australia and Canada, and are rapidly becoming more important in the Global South.
MinErAL: A Knowledge Network on Mining Encounters and Indigenous Sustainable Livelihoods