Mineral Policy Institute Explained

The Mineral Policy Institute is an Australian-based non-governmental organisation that specialises in preventing environmentally and socially destructive mining, minerals and energy projects in Australia, Asia and the Pacific.[1] The institute as formed in 1995 in response to the internationalisation of Australia's mineral industry and requests for assistance from overseas.[2] The Institute works with other organisations, including Greenpeace to protest violations of the Basel Convention related to illegal dumping.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beware of Sea-Bed Mining: NGO. 2008-06-19. 2008-06-13. The Fiji Times.
  2. Web site: History of MPI . 2008-06-19 . Mineral Policy Institute . 2005-04-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720044658/http://mpi.org.au/about/history/ . 2008-07-20 . dead .
  3. Web site: Australia, South Africa Breach Waste Dumping Ban. 2008-06-19. 2000-09-20. Green Left Online. dead. https://archive.today/20121129023041/http://www.greenleft.org.au/2000/421/22741. 2012-11-29.

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