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Pits at Bekily sapphire mine in Toliara are on average 18 meters deep (Photo: Andry Rabemanantsoa/GIZ PAGE Madagascar)
Improving governance in Madagascar's artisanal and small-scale mining sector from the ground up
… Madagascar's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector accounts for around one million jobs in a country of … in many rural communities. Despite its potential to drive local development, Madagascar's ASM sector remains troubled by major … action for a more responsible ASM sector, GIZ's Conservation and sustainable use of natural resources programme in Madagascar and the …
Project, 08 March 2017
Local farmer harvesting tea leaves in Malawi. They are wearing a big basket for collecting the leaves on their back and a bright red hat.
Fair Water Footprints: making responsible water stewardship in supply chains the global norm
… good’ for water security, climate resilience and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Objectives Water’s role in food security, economic … and establishing water stewardship as a norm – in order to drive sustainable, resilient and inclusive growth. The declaration aims to …
Project, 18 March 2025
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Breaking New Ground: Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) Final Report
… be extracted, processed, used, and recycled - in the context of sustainable development - is less than clear and often bitterly controversial. This … presents the principal conclusions of the IIED/WBCSD project Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) - the most ambitious … Breaking New Ground: Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) Final Report …
Publication, 01 January 2002
Small-scale miners dig soil mining for tin in Rwanda.
The mining sector searches for sustainability
… engage with its critics, seek advice and pledge positive action for sustainable development. But this is what happened in 2002 when the mining sector's big players sought to understand what it meant for … Sustainable markets … The mining sector searches for sustainability …
Insight, 13 June 2012
An open pit mine
Realigning investment contracts with sustainable development
… part of it.  Investment contracts include, for example, petroleum, mining and agricultural concessions, and production sharing agreements … usually allocate resource rights, set the terms for resource development activities, define how returns will be shared between … do?  We generated evidence on evolving contractual practice and the sustainable development issues associated with it; developed learning …
Project, 06 May 2020
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Mining and Energy Research Network Promoting Corporate Citizenship and Sustainable Development SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS & SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Paris, 14th January 2002
… Document begins: Mining and Energy Research Network Promoting Corporate Citizenship and Sustainable Development SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS & SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE … Mining and Energy Research Network Promoting Corporate Citizenship and Sustainable Development SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS & SUSTAINABILITY …
Publication, 01 January 2002
Employees work deep within a tunnel at the Nsangano Gold Mine, Mawemeru village in Geita District, Tanzania in March 2015 (Photo: Brian Sokol/Panos Pictures)
Laying the foundations for a dialogue series on artisanal and small-scale mining
… There is growing appetite for an inclusive dialogue in the mining sector. The private sector is under pressure to deliver development outcomes, and mining companies increasingly want to engage more effectively with … Sustainable markets … Towards inclusive and responsible mining … the foundations for a dialogue series on artisanal and small-scale mining …
Project, 24 June 2015
Woman pastoralist herding cattle in Marsabit, rural Kenya
How are civil society and impacted communities working to change the governance of land-based investments?
… Land-based investments (LBIs) such as logging, mining and agribusiness have increased steadily across the world, often … impacted communities and human rights defenders are pushing for sustainable practices around LBIs, and what key challenges they face.  … use rights and practices; at national level there are laws, economic development orientations, or administrative structures; and at the …
Insight, 22 July 2024
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Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development Project MANAGING THE IMPACTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MINERALS INDUSTRY ON BIODIVERSITY Final Report
… Document begins: Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development Project MANAGING THE IMPACTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MINERALS … Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development Project MANAGING THE IMPACTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MINERALS …
Publication, 01 April 2002
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
… increasingly clear that if attempts to achieve green growth and sustainable development are to succeed, they must be rooted in a sound understanding … the drivers and impacts of informality in agriculture, logging, and mining in sub-Saharan Africa . This work aims to show that development … Sustainable markets …
Project, 20 January 2016