Geopolitical tensions and the energy transition have thrust the extractive industries into the limelight. The discourse around mining is no longer dormant until an accident happens. Rightly so, as mining drives 45% of the world’s economic activity. The EU’s upcoming...
We are proud to share that Ulula is a joint winner for the 2021 #StopSlaveryAward by Thomson Reuters Foundation in the Collaboration category, alongside project partners International Peace Information Service (IPIS) and local organizations in Eastern DRC for the...
By Antoine Heuty, Ulula This blog is a revised version of an original blog originally published on the GOXI platform as part of a series on “New Tech, New Deal” series. Please visit the GOXI website to review the discussion. The contributions from GOXI members on...
Over the past decade, the conflict in Congo – and its ensuing effects in the Great Lakes region – have raised international concerns that mineral extraction activities are directly or indirectly responsible for financing conflict in eastern Congo. In...
The following travel blog captures key learnings from our site visit to La Pampa in Madre de Dios, one of Peru’s largest illegal mining sites nestled deep in the Amazonian jungle. Ulula was recently selected as a finalist for the Partnership for Freedom’s Rethinking...
This blog originally appeared on the Huffington Post Impact blog on December 8, 2015. Please find the original post here. Obama’s signature of a U.S. bill enabling the ownership, trade, and exploitation of mineral riches in the outer space contrasts with the...
