Mines, Minerals and People (MM&P)
Mines, Minerals and People (MM&P)
About

mm&P (mines, minerals & PEOPLE) is a growing alliance of individuals, institutions and communities who are concerned and affected by mining. The isolated struggles of different groups have ledthem to form into broad a national alliance for combating the destructive nature of mining.

mm&P members at present are

  • - more than 100 grass-roots groups,
  • - About 20 diverse support organisations,
  • - Across 16 States

With the purpose of ...

  • - Supporting local struggles,
  • - Legal and Media advocacy,
  • - Information, documentation, research and fact finding,
  • - Developing campaign strategies,
  • - Skill share, Jatras, Exchanges,
  • - National and International networking,
  • - Technical and Scientific Expertise.

Challenges ahead....

  • - To bring a uniform and balanced mineral policy
  • - Protection of rights of indigenous communities,
  • - Fight for people's control over mineral resources,
  • - Stress for minimum mining,
  • - Explore better sustainable alternatives to mining,
  • - Resist environment destruction,
  • - Monitor global and Indian mining industries.

Of Choices....

  • - Mining should be the last resort for the use of land. Before resorting to mining, comparable usability of - resources from existing sources, i.e. recycling and storage dumps should be made,
  • - There is much greater wealth for human kind above these minerals,
  • - One species of medicinal plant which turns out a medicine can be worth ten times the total produce of minerals.
  • - Community knowledge of various aspects of human life from medicinal plants to community organisation is worth ten times the value of a plant species.

.... and Alternatives

  • - They should gear towards a national policy of what has to be mined and what should not be mined, from the interest of the people rather than the Markets and the Industry.
  • - They therefore feel the progressive nations should go beyond economics of the market place and understand global stewardship,
  • - they should contribute to minimising mining,
  • - and seek ways where they can replace non renewable with more renewables.

Of values and Decisions.....

  • - The minerals will be forever - if people do not mine them,
  • - The wealth above will never be ours - if people mine them..

... and therefore, in togetherness they appeal: Emphasise Minimum Mining

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