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MMSD Working Paper No. 40 Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development: The Links to Trade and Investment Rules
… MMSD Working Paper No. 40 Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development: The Links to Trade and Investment Rules …
Publication, 01 November 2001
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IIED's China work Flyer - Fostering sustainable development in China and in its overseas engagement
… IIED’s China Team works to foster sustainable development in China and in its overseas engagement. We focus on … on natural resources and land-related sectors (agriculture, forestry, mining and other land-use sectors). … IIED's China work Flyer - Fostering sustainable development in China and in its overseas engagement …
Publication, 01 November 2015
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Artisanal and small-scale mining in Tanzania – Evidence to inform an ‘action dialogue’
… Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is increasingly important for the development of Tanzania’s economy, with an estimated one million people … miners still face many challenges, including difficulty in obtaining mining land and licences; inadequate support to improve skills and … Sustainable markets … Artisanal and small-scale mining in Tanzania – Evidence to inform an ‘action dialogue’ …
Publication, 01 July 2018
A panel discusses artisanal and small-scale mining at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town (Photo: Abbi Buxton/IIED)
Building bridges between the money and the many in mining
… When 8,000 mining sector players gathered in Cape Town last week, there were more … tend to see small-scale mining as a problem, the sector could provide sustainable livelihoods for millions of marginalised people. It's … for mutual gain. Time to talk Despite a growing number of sustainable development side events at such conferences, they remain a niche …
Insight, 11 February 2014
A man in traditional robes bending to inspect crops in a large field of green vegetation
COP29 must deliver bold commitments to limit catastrophic climate impacts
… 2030s in order to meet the Global Stocktake outcomes for clean energy development in these countries. Providing a ‘means of implementation’ … such, a significant acceleration in progress is required to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 , which calls for affordable, reliable and sustainable modern energy access for all by 2030. Expediting climate …
Insight, 11 November 2024
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MMSD Southern Africa - Locating the Mining and Minerals Sector within the Southern African Vision for Sustainable Development
… MMSD Southern Africa - Locating the Mining and Minerals Sector within the Southern African Vision for Sustainable Development …
Publication, 01 March 2001
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MMSD Southern Africa - Locating the Mining and Minerals Sector within the Southern African Vision for Sustainable Development
… MMSD Southern Africa - Locating the Mining and Minerals Sector within the Southern African Vision for Sustainable Development …
Publication, 01 January 2001
An oil flare in Port Harcourt Nigeria.
Transparency: can it work for sustainable development?
… Republic of Congo lost £850 million in revenues through corrupt mining deals, while Nigeria lost around $US 6.8 billion through … (but not by project). Co-author of a recent IIED report on EITI and sustainable development in the Caspian Region , Saule Ospanova, has high hopes for … Sustainable markets … Transparency: can it work for sustainable development? …
Insight, 23 May 2013
Workers at the Dakete Gold Mine explain health and safety procedures in a powdering station. The IIED dialogue aimed to engage key stakeholders, including mineworkers, in a conversation about the future of ASM mining in Ghana (Photo: Friends of the Nation)
Dialogue prompts participatory reform in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining sector
… of sector reform that will turn the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector into a responsible, inclusive, rights-based engine for sustainable development in Ghana. They came together as a result of an ongoing … prompts participatory reform in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining sector …
News, 14 September 2016
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Islands of responsibility? Corporate sourcing of artisanal cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo
… supply chains. It is imperative that these efforts align with the sustainable development priorities and needs of artisanal mining communities themselves. This issue paper gathers local …
Publication, 22 September 2021