Author Archives: Yvonne Orengo

THE CERCLE IN ANOSY – UPDATE FROM THE GROUND

The Andrew Lees Trust continues to find ways to generate support for the activity of local NGO Andry Lalana Tohana (ALT MG) and its work in the south of Madagascar . In 2019 ALT MG launched the CERCLE – the … Continue reading

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Open letter with questions to Rio Tinto from five countries – including Madagascar (regarding the QMM mine in Anosy)

Open letter to Rio Tinto demands answers to questions posed by civil society actors/NGO representatives acting for communities in five countries where Rio Tinto mines (and proposed projects) are having detrimental impacts, violating the environment and abusing human rights. Read … Continue reading

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WATER BRIEFING : an introduction to water contamination and environmental governance issues surrounding Rio Tinto’s QMM Mine in Madagascar

The Andrew Lees Trust 2020 Water Briefing on the QMM mine buffer zone breach and water contamination issues is now available DOWNLOAD THE WATER BRIEFING HERE Between 2013-2014, Rio Tinto’s mine in Madagascar, operated by subsidiary QIT Minerals Madagascar (QMM), … Continue reading

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RIO TINTO 2020 AGM : questions about the QMM mine in Madagascar

Malagasy civil society Representative Eryck Randrianandrasana Eryck Randrianandrasana of Publish What You Pay Madagascar (PWYP MG) had planned to come to the UK to participate in the Rio Tinto AGM and ask the company some thorny questions about its QMM … Continue reading

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Remembering Andrew – Marking 25 years…..

“At some point I had to stand up and be counted. Who speaks for the butterflies?” AT this time of year, the custom is to put the past behind and make resolution for the future. The turning of the year, … Continue reading

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THE CERCLE : A CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND LIFE SKILLS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN ANOSY

In response to a request from local Malagasy NGO Andry Lalana Tohana (ALT MG) the Trust secured funds from the Aldama Foundation to help launch this important local initiative : The CERCLE, Centre for Education, Reintegration, Communication and Exclusive Leadership, … Continue reading

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PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY

As part of its research and advocacy around the Rio Tinto/QMM mine in southern Madagascar, in particular its inquiry into the breach of the environmental buffer zone and concomitant questions around water contamination, the Trust has been working closely with … Continue reading

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ALT UK’S inquiry into the violation of an environmental buffer zone by Rio Tinto’s QMM mine in southern Madagascar

Traduction de cet BLOGpost en Francais disponible ICI Rio Tinto/QMM’s breach of an environmental buffer Since 2016, the Andrew Lees Trust (ALT UK) has been researching the breach of the environmental buffer zone by Rio Tinto’s QMM mine operations at … Continue reading

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Happy Women’s Day 2019

The women of Andry Lalana Tohana (ALT Mg) at the International Women’s Day celebrations in Ft Dauphin on 8th March 2019 see Andry Lalana Tohana

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New tricks: biodiversity offsetting and mining

https://policy.friendsoftheearth.uk/publications/new-tricks-biodiversity-offsetting-and-mining Our new report with Friends of the Earth : Governments and businesses are presenting biodiversity offsetting as a nature conservation solution. However, in a new report Friends of the Earth and the Andrew Lees Trust UK  show that it’s just a green makeover … Continue reading

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