International Discussion in Belém
At the 2026 German-Brazilian Symposium on Sustainable Development in Belém, we co-host a session with Armin Mathis (Director of the NAEA—Núcleo de Altos Estudos Amazonicos at the University of Pará; photo above left) on the topic of “Responsible Mining for a Sustainable Future” and present our project findings for discussion, among other topics. More
In a recent feature, we also discuss the "Memorandum of Understanding on Scientific and Technological Cooperation in the Field of Critical Strategic Mineral Resources" between Germany and Brazil.
Ethical Mining at the CSR Camp
At the CSRcamps 2024 and 2025 in Berlin, we contribute insights from our project to the societal discourse.
We discuss our research project with experts and answer critical questions from interested civil society actors.
Further impressions and information about the CSRcamp can be found here.
German-Brazilian Expert Talk
Prof. Dr. Luiz Carlos Bombassaro (1st Foto) from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in Porto Alegre, Brazil, reports on the discourse surrounding raw material extraction in Brazil and discusses the project’s interim findings with the BHT Ethical Mining research team.
In cooperation with Luiz Bombassaro, Annalouise Harks (3rd Foto), Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT), Germany, is writing her Master’s thesis on the topic “Interplay of raw material extraction associated with the global energy transition, exemplified by Brazil and Germany.
Practice Learning for Future Mining Professionals
In the trade journal “Mining Report Glückauf,” we report on our Ethics in Mining project and our research findings to date.
You can find the article in issue 161 (2025) No. 6, pp. 560–566.
Mining in the field of tension of the raw materials deal between Ukraine and the USA
On June 21, 2025, the Dutch newspaper TROUW reported on the raw materials deal between Ukraine and the USA against the backdrop of Russia's war of aggression.
Journalist Daan Marselis refers to statements made by the Ethical Mining Team.
