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Direct investment in the extractive industries: citizen empowerment for better governance and accountability
… Through our network of partners in oil-producing and mining regions of the world, IIED promoted exchange of knowledge and … direct investment in the extractive industries (oil, gas and mining).  We focused on six key areas for knowledge and skills sharing: …
Project, 10 March 2009
Extractive industries and Indigenous and local communities
… Oil, gas and mining development historically leading to loss of lands, livelihoods … and company self-regulation in framing relations between oil, gas and mining companies and Indigenous and local communities in Russia. This …
Project, 25 June 2008
A woman explains the importance of guarding against future encroachments on her community's common land in Northern Uganda (Photo: LEMU)
Protecting land and community resources in Africa
… displacement of 4,300 families in the community of Marange by diamond mining operations. ZELA worked with members of parliament from resource … the case of the Chiadzwa Community Development Trust and diamond mining in Zimbabwe , Mutuso Dhliwayo (2013), IIED Report …
Insight, 07 March 2016
A road going into the distance splits two fields
Stopping land and policy grabs in the shadow of COVID-19
… while governments and companies force through agribusiness, mining and infrastructure megaprojects on ancestral lands.  In addition, …
Insight, 01 June 2020
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EITI and beyond: Perspectives from Azerbaijan
… EITI process on transparency and accountability in the oil, gas and mining sectors in Azerbaijan. It also poses a number of questions …
Publication, 01 March 2012
MMSD – final report
… materials MMSD – main project page Final report Breaking New Ground: Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development Drawing on the project’s … development Chapter 9: Local communities and mines Chapter 10: Mining, minerals and the environment Chapter 11: An integrated approach … 12: Access to information Chapter 13: Artisanal and small-scale mining Chapter 14: Sector governance: roles, responsibilities and …
Article, 03 March 2009
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Introduction to the EITI and principles of good governance in the oil and gas sector
… global initiative to promote revenue transparency in the oil, gas and mining sectors. It requires countries to declare the revenues they …
Publication, 01 December 2011
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Assessing the Preference of the Public for Environmental Quality Improvement Schemes Using Conjoint Analysis Method: the Case of the Ping River, Thailand
… and industrial waste disposal to the river, controlling gravel mining, controlling the use of chemical fertilizers, and promoting …
Publication, 01 March 2013
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Community-based advocacy: lessons from a natural gas project in Mozambique
… for land in the last decade. Growing investments in sectors such as mining, hydrocarbons, forest plantations and industrial agriculture most …
Publication, 01 October 2015
Employees work deep within a tunnel at the Nsangano Gold Mine, Mawemeru village in Geita District, Tanzania (Photo: copyright Brian Sokol/Panos Pictures)
A shared long-term vision for ASM
… workshop' to explore routes to a more inclusive and responsible gold mining sector. Over the two days, participants at the workshop will …
Insight, 29 April 2015