Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions in free trade and investment agreements protect mining projects that often wreak environmental havoc, creating sacrificial zones where entire ecosystems collapse and communities suffer the most. Most ISDS disputes have involved environmental issues. Barrick Gold vs. Papua New Guinea Churchill Mining vs. Indonesia Copper Mesa vs. Ecuador Crystallex vs. Venezuela Eco Oro vs. Colombia Foresti vs. South Africa Gabriel Resources vs. Romania (...)