The growing demand for lithium-ion batteries, driven by electric vehicles, is expected to result in a surge of spent batteries in developing countries, raising concerns about the destructive mining practices used to extract lithium.
But a number of them are complaining that the nickel mining operations have destroyed their livelihood, particularly calamansi, a popular Philippine citrus fruit, and root crops, according to Fara Diva Gamalo of the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice Eastern Visayas Chapter.
In April this year, Homonhon residents protested the Environmental Management Bureau’s decision to allow a mining company to start public scoping, an early step for mining clearance, despite legal prohibitions, and failure to conduct an education and information campaign in the communities affected three months prior, which is a prerequisite for public scoping.
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