<p>Today we bring you a conversation recorded in Covas do Barroso, in northern Portugal, during the annual resistance camp against lithium mining. This small mountain village, recognized by the FAO as a World Agricultural Heritage Site, faces plans for one of Europe's largest open-pit lithium mines. A mine that threatens to destroy 2,000 hectares of community land, contaminate the waters of the Covas River—a tributary of the Douro river—and displace a community that has lived self-sufficiently for generations. We hear from Aida Fernandes (local farmer), Catarina Alves Scarrott (born in Covas, and currently a teacher in London) and Mariana Riquito (researcher), all members of the local, grassroots association Unidos em Defesa de Covas do Barroso (UDCB).</p><p></p><p>SUPPORT THIS CAUSE: if you’re in the United States, please head to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://savebarroso.com">savebarroso.com</a> - the official website of Americans for the Conservation of Barroso Portugal, a US-based 501(c)(3) organization.</p><p></p><p>LISTEN to the podcast version of this interview or READ transcripts in English and Portuguese here: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/insights">https://azimuthworldfoundation.org/insights</a></p><p></p><p>AZIMUTH WORLD FOUNDATION:</p><p>- WEBSITE: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.azimuthworldfoundation.org">https://www.azimuthworldfoundation.org</a></p><p>- INSTAGRAM: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/azimuthworldfoundation">https://www.instagram.com/azimuthworldfoundation</a></p><p>- THREADS: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.threads.net/@azimuthworldfoundation">https://www.threads.net/@azimuthworldfoundation</a></p><p>- FACEBOOK: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/azimuthworldfoundation">https://www.facebook.com/azimuthworldfoundation</a></p><p>- LINKEDIN: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/azimuth-world-foundation/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/azimuth-world-foundation/</a></p>