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Mecati Forest, Mozambique: a group of charcoal producers clear trees and prepare to make charcoal. Each year more than eight million bags of charcoal are produced by Mozambique's informal sector (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
The informal economy and sustainable development
… the drivers and impacts of informality in agriculture, logging, and mining in sub-Saharan Africa . This work aims to show that development … has begun an ambitious programme of work on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) , a sector characterised by informality, risk and … We aim to encourage a move to more responsible and inclusive mining and are organising a series of in-country dialogues, where local …
Project, 20 January 2016
A woman miner holds a rough red garnet found at a mine in Tanzania. Tanzania's artisanal and small-scale miners are fuelled by determination and the hope to strike it big (Photo: Magali Rochat)
Four lessons on communicating ASM stories of change
… his words carried a special weight. In a country where small-scale mining is synonymous with environmental degradation, … businesses and coming together to tackle the environmental impact of mining. Their stories show that good things are happening and could – … This blog was originally posted by the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development. Cuatro lecciones …
Insight, 17 October 2017
Publications covers collage
IIED's best of 2019: publications
… réforme minière au Mali : trois secteurs clés à améliorer  Briefing Mining is critical to Mali’s economy and post-conflict rebuilding, yet … issues, in 2014 the government announced plans to reform its 2012 mining code, though progress has been slow. This policy briefing sets … enable Mali to overcome obstacles to derive greater revenue from mining, to improve local development around mining sites and to …
Article, 23 December 2019
Dam filling up a half empty reservoir
New archive restores knowledge produced by the World Commission on Dams
… an extensive catalogue of community development laws related to the mining sector featuring legislative arrangements from 54 countries.  …
News, 21 December 2021
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Chinese investments and Africa’s small-scale producers: disruptions and opportunities
… in Africa’s rural economy in the agriculture, forestry and mining sectors. Based on data collected from over 700 surveys, 130 …
Publication, 01 June 2018
Large-scale international investments in Cameroon have highlighted the importance of protecting the land rights of rural people (Photo: World Agroforestry Centre, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Legal activism key to securing land rights in new investment phase
… Cameroon's Atlantic coast. Urban expansion, logging concessions, mining exploration permits, rubber plantations, protected areas, an oil … the mid-2000s underpinned a global investment boom in agriculture, mining and petroleum. As the village debate in Cameroon shows, the deals … of multiple, often uncoordinated, investments in agriculture, mining, petroleum, forestry and infrastructure projects. In such …
Insight, 28 March 2018
Landslide
Loss and damage from climate change has pushed Sierra Leoneans far beyond their ability to adapt
Insight, 02 December 2020
A deep sea octopus.
Fish Night 6: Wonders of the deep blue
… Much of her research seeks to understand the impacts of deep-sea mining, oil and gas extraction, litter and climate change, and how we …
Event, 21 November 2019
Traders take matooke to market
Resilient Dynamism? An informal word with leaders meeting in Davos
… services and take a lot of volatility out of markets. The informal mining and mineral sector tells a similar but more complex story. Most … rather than a source of resilience. But artisanal and small-scale mining both drives and responds to vulnerability. Over 20% of the … people, attracted because there are few barriers to starting up such mining, and because gold can be traded for food and shelter. Working …
Insight, 22 January 2013
Building with wood in Africa could slash carbon emissions
… throughout the value chains of steel and concrete, and timber. Mining of raw materials for cement and steel, as well as processing and …
News, 27 April 2022