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Open pit mine in Central Cebu, Philippines.
Mining: Implementing sustainability needs new perspective
… reported, an understanding of sustainability and what good practice mining looks like has certainly increased over the past ten years. Many … Villa Cordobas, Executive Director for the Alliance for Responsible Mining , also commented on the increasing commitment to sustainability … emerging awareness among consumers of the importance of sustainable mining. Challenges But when the talk turned to challenges – the key …
Insight, 18 June 2012
Members of the Learning and Leadership Group, Georgette Sakyi-Addo and Collins Oppong, observe artisanal and small-scale miners in Tarkwa, Ghana (Photo: Gabriela Flores)
Leaders join forces for productive and equitable artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana
… leaders will collaborate to turn Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector into an engine for growth and equity. They include … government departments, artisanal and small-scale miners, large mining companies, academia and NGOs. They gathered last week (18-22 … close to a major change in the way we do artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana," says Toni Aubynn, chief executive officer of the …
News, 28 January 2016
Workers at the Dakete mine, Tarkwa Region, Ghana (Photo: Gabriela Flores)
Inclusive reform for Ghana's small-scale and artisanal mining sector
… (and a total 3 million dependents), the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector is best known for its major environmental and social … Inclusive reform for Ghana's small-scale and artisanal mining sector …
News, 23 March 2016
Miners showing minerals.
Critical minerals and the just energy transition: opportunities and challenges
Project, 30 July 2024
Cover for 17280IIED.pdf
Participation as policy: time to formalise artisanal and small-scale mining in Colombia
Publication, 01 February 2015
Cover for 17614IIED.pdf
The new face of informality in the Tanzanian mineral economy: Transforming artisanal mining through foreign investment?
… Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has long been a mainstay of Tanzania’s rural economy, … informality in the Tanzanian mineral economy: Transforming artisanal mining through foreign investment? …
Publication, 01 March 2018
Cover for 16041IIED.pdf
MMSD+10: Reflecting on a decade of mining and sustainable development
… 2012 marked 10 years since the completion of the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) initiative. Its findings were game-changing for the sector, and mining CEOs of the day committed to act on its agenda as a robust and … as a ‘conversation starter’ – providing an initial assessment of the mining and minerals sector’s achievements against the MMSD agenda and …
Publication, 01 June 2012
Cover for 17262IIED.pdf
Artisanal and small-scale mining: protecting those 'doing the dirty work'
… labour is a defining characteristic of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), and is seen as an underlying cause of many social and … of IIED’s work to identify pathways towards inclusive and responsible mining. … Artisanal and small-scale mining: protecting those 'doing the dirty work' …
Publication, 01 October 2014
The Collahuasi copper mine in northern Chile is a zero-discharge operation, with much of its water being recycled (Photo: Pablo Necochea, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Mining: Big progress but new challenges as sector searches for sustainability
… in practice. It highlights new opportunities for governments and the mining industry to work together and engage with communities and other … sector’s performance. Researcher Abbi Buxton reviewed progress the mining sector has made over the past ten years, since its leading companies joined NGOs in calling for the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development initiative to provide a …
News, 06 June 2012
Cover for 16590IIED.pdf
The rural informal economy: Understanding drivers and livelihood impacts in agriculture, timber and mining
… and land based economic activities such as farming, logging and mining. The rural informal economy is messy and complex: activities are … livelihood implications of informality in agriculture, logging, and mining in sub-Saharan Africa. It finds commonalities and differences … drivers and livelihood impacts in agriculture, timber and mining …
Publication, 01 April 2015