English

About 56 per cent of the world's identified lithium resources are found in the South American triangle, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

Video. ‘We can’t eat lithium’: South Americans strike back at mining industry

Updated: 27/02/2023 - 16:49 GMT+1

Lithium extraction requires vast amounts of water, and is jeopardising people's lives and livelihoods in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.

Read full article

Top stories

Now playing Next

‘We can’t eat lithium’: South Americans strike back at mining industry

Now playing Next

Latest news bulletin | September 3rd, 2026 – Morning

Now playing Next

The world is on track to overshoot 1.5°C – but there’s a pathway out

Now playing Next

Death of Germany's richest man creates a giant charitable foundation

Now playing Next

Europe enters new security era as Spain's government hits new crisis

Now playing Next

'Highly likely' Russia will escalate attacks on EU, Lithuanian minister says

Now playing Next

France had its hottest summer since records began over a century ago, environment minister says

Now playing Next

Two arrested after attack on defence companies in Munich

Now playing Next

How public-private partnerships are driving new investment

Now playing Next

EU suspension of Brazilian meat comes into force, despite ongoing talks with Brasília

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

More from Earth News

Earth News

COP17 in Mongolia: Finding solutions to land degradation

Earth News

Heatwave in France: 2026 sets record for rockfalls in the Alps

Earth News

Champagne harvest: why picking begins as early as mid-August

Earth News

Climate change forces rethink at Chambord's historic gardens

Latest video

Europe News

Macron and Burnham hail stronger UK-France ties at Downing Street talks

Europe in Motion

New school year: Which EU countries pay their teachers the most?

Europe News

New Black Sea blockade fuels fears of food crisis and migration wave

Focus

COP17 in Mongolia wraps up with 1.3 billion dollars of Green Investment Pledge

The Cube

Red Cross targeted in viral fake Ceuta crisis posts

No Comment

Ghana's fantasy coffins turn funerals into life stories

Europe News

Brussels to open door to curbing Airbnb and second homes in bid to ease housing burden

Europe Today

Lithuania will act fast to a war footing if Russia attacks it, Foreign Minister Budrys says

ADVERTISEMENT

Business

Norway seizes Russian ship in the Arctic over Ukraine's $4.2 billion Crimea claim

Europe News

Estonian defence minister resigns in €70m EU-funded procurement scandal for Ukraine

Europe News

Russia to close German cultural centres after Berlin blames Moscow for airport drone plot

No Comment

AI-powered robots showcased at European Parliament in Brussels

Europe News

With an eye on Russia, Finland runs Europe's largest civil defence exercise since WWII

Europe News

Sanchez tells Spain's congress his government 'has nothing to hide' over Ceuta crisis response

No Comment

Nepal Army cable helps Nuwakot flood survivors cross river

Business

US slaps 100% tariffs on drones to counter Chinese dominance

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT