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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)
ASM dialogue creates ambition for change in Ghana
… and small-scale mining associations is crucial, that many of the issues witnessed are symptoms of the sector's widespread informality, … and that dialogue discussions should focus on how to address the key issues of access to land, unlocking geological data, finance, and … Through a collaborative process, rotating in groups to discuss the key issues in turn, each of us shared our opinions and offered personal …
Insight, 15 September 2016
Woman holding to mobile phones
Addressing gendered gaps in digital technology for a just and inclusive transition
Insight, 08 March 2023
Cover for G04119.pdf
ASM dialogue programme: IIED scoping mission in Tanzania
… and solution-oriented would help to understand and explore key ASM issues and bring about consensus-based reform in policy and practice. … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 January 2017
Eighteen-year-old Maame Esi Rose, who washes ore to help her and two younger siblings survive, will contribute to the artisanal and small-scale mining sector dialogue in Ghana (Photo: IIED)
Talking mining in Ghana
… engaging with stakeholders and identifying the local priorities and key issues in policy and practice.  Ahead of the dialogue, Friends of the … 2007, Friends of the Nation has worked on research and advocacy on sustainable development in Ghana. Through their work they have engaged … Sustainable markets …
News, 19 January 2016
Women selling fish in Nyakrom, Central Ghana. The food economy is the largest informal sector in West Africa (Photo: aripeskoe2, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Green grows the informal economy
… From green economy plans to the Sustainable Development Goals, ambitions for growth have the word … informal economy in plans for inclusive green growth, identifying six key principles going forward.  The broad base of economies In most … support mechanisms for building skills and accessing information, markets and finance as part of any formalisation effort.  Sian Lewis ( …
Insight, 10 March 2016
Trafficking of wildlife, driven by escalating demand for products such as elephant ivory, is a booming market worth US$19bn a year (Photo: Nonprofit Organizations via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
International push to tackle illegal wildlife trade risks missing potential of sustainable use
… with incentives that encourage poor communities to use wildlife in a sustainable and well regulated way. "Effectively tackling wildlife crime … International Union for Conservation of Nature) specialist group on Sustainable Use and Livelihoods — notes that wildlife is one of the … but heavy handed approaches to law enforcement (one of the key pillars of the strategies under international discussion) can …
News, 11 February 2014
A cereal shop, a corner shop and a computer, printing and photocopy shop.
Energy, finance and community business – show us the money
… from £8,600 – too high for most small-scale farmers. So, there are issues of loan sizes – some too small, others too big. Collateral … but need urgent support (PDF) . And while keeping providers afloat is key, it is equally critical that the relief effort does not overlook … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 18 August 2020
Fishing in Kenya's Lake Naivasha provides income for local people, but fish stocks have declined sharply due to over-fishing and the diversion of water for agriculture (Photo: Cheryl Q, Creative Commons via Flicker)
Green lessons for the blue economy
… year, but a decade .  The media and celebrities have also helped push key issues into the spotlight from the usual – documentaries from David … one into the country! I was going to Nairobi to participate in the Sustainable Blue Economy conference  – part of a run of efforts by the … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 11 December 2018
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
… hosting of a ' visioning workshop ' in April 2015, we have engaged key stakeholders across the sector to identify the global priorities for … government, miners, and civil society) and identified four priority issues – vulnerability, minerals rights and governance, formalisation, and migration and security – and a number of key process points: to agree roles and responsibilities through …
Project, 24 June 2015
Fishing the ocean
Action for an ocean for all
… end of February 2019, when participants offered their views on the key issues, some of which are captured here. … Sustainable markets …
Long read, 25 March 2019