(The Conversation) — Lithium extraction in Bolivia poses more than environmental questions: It illustrates how notions about ‘raw materials’ can be at odds with Indigenous relations with the land.

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Gareth Dale does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

George Elombi, the African Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank) president, says the financial institution will create a ...

Ukraine is open to investment but does not want to become a "center for the extraction of raw materials for any continent," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with CNN Turk published on ...

To tackle the problem, Brussels passed the Critical Raw Materials Act earlier this year — a plan to boost domestic production, diversify imports and promote recycling. By 2030, the EU wants to meet 10 ...

Carmakers investing heavily in battery cell production Investment in raw material extraction has lagged Firms vie for supplies of lithium, nickel, cobalt Failure to obtain adequate supplies of lithium ...

Similarly, highland groups recognize mountains not as a set of inert rocks, but as ancestral guardians called “Achachilas” in Aymara and “Apus” in Quechua. Each Andean community praises a nearby ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Located in the heart of South America, Bolivia contains the largest lithium deposits in the world – an enviable position, in many countries’ eyes, as the market for electric ...