The Mineral Policy Institute is an
Australian
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-based
non-governmental organisation
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that specialises in preventing environmentally and socially destructive mining, minerals and energy projects in Australia, Asia and the Pacific.
The institute as formed in 1995 in response to the internationalisation of Australia's mineral industry and requests for assistance from overseas.
The Institute works with other organisations, including
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network, founded in Canada in 1971 by a group of Environmental movement, environmental activists. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its biod ...
to protest violations of the
Basel Convention
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, usually known as the Basel Convention, is an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations ...
related to illegal dumping.
References
External links
Website
Environmental organisations based in Australia
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