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Cover for G03406.pdf
Defending our territory: the biocultural community protocol of Alto San Juan, Colombia (PLA 65)
… communities (ASOCASAN) in the region are not violated by illegal mining and forestry, and that cultural practices and the development …
Publication, 01 June 2012
Customers at a milk bar in Ndumbuini in Kabete, Nairobi. Research in Kenya has found that milk sold in this way had similar bacterial levels to those sold in formal markets (Photo: ILRI/Paul Karaimu)
What do street food, charcoal, gold, mobile phones and milk have in common?
… that's a big gold producer, IIED and the Alliance for Responsible Mining have found that 63 per cent of mining operations are informal in the sense that they lack a legal title … is never inefficient, unwanted, dirty or dangerous — artisanal gold mining, for example, is responsible for a third of all mercury released …
Insight, 17 December 2014
People paddle in dugout canoes past a forest in Cameroon.
African land solutions: making the resource blessing a reality
… to develop health and education services could make.   While several mining initiatives have made progress ( Extractive Industries … Initiative , The Africa Peer Review Mechanism , The Africa Mining Vision ), it is now well recognised that transparency alone will … showed a map of an Oil Palm Concession that overlapped with a mining concession and several major protected forest areas, illustrating …
Insight, 01 November 2012
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EITI and sustainable development: Lessons and new challenges for the Caspian region
… of IIED’s work to identify pathways towards inclusive and responsible mining. …
Publication, 01 March 2013
A timber market in Yaoundé
New director for IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group
… environmental economics, trade and investment, tourism, and mining. …
News, 11 October 2018
Cover for G03398.pdf
The spirit of FPIC: lessons from government-community-relations in Canada and the Philippines (PLA 65)
… in this paper look at this relationship in the context of large-scale~mining projects, reflecting on how decision-making structures and …
Publication, 01 June 2012
A man stands on a cut down tree amid a landscape of timber
China’s investments, Africa’s forests: from raw deals to mutual gains?
… at which Africa’s trees and forests make way for agro-industries, mining and infrastructure development before BRI. But BRI gives these …
Insight, 19 June 2019
Cover for G00915.pdf
Meaningful partnerships: building relationships of trust'
… Institute, India U N E P/World Bank/MMSD conference on Finance, Mining and Sustainability, 14-15 January,2002 Paris Presentation … of trust is the basis for the disaffection that is observed in mining regions even if there is no explicit conflict situation Y Creates …
Publication, 01 January 2002
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PLA 65 - Biodiversity and culture: exploring community protocols, rights and consent
… genetic resources and traditional knowledge; confronting threats from mining and protected areas; and improving forestry partnerships.  It … Singh Rathore and Jacob Wanyama Part 4: Community protocols and FPIC: mining, protected areas and forest partnerships Sacred groves versus …
Article, 31 May 2012
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Localising transparency: Exploring EITI’s contribution to sustainable development
… of IIED’s work to identify pathways towards inclusive and responsible mining. Follow the link to the project information below for more …
Publication, 01 May 2014