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Water and gravity are used to separate and, ultimately, leave the diamonds (Photo: James McQuilken/@J_McQuilken)
Sustainable development and artisanal mining: time to broaden the ‘blood diamonds’ conversation?
… Diamond mining is not without controversy. High-profile campaigns in the late … is produced by this sector. Aiming to ‘leave no one behind,’ the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a blueprint for action by … in the programme. Neither was there much discussion about good practices to mitigate the social impacts of artisanal and small-scale …
Insight, 03 December 2018
Fenced working site in a field. There are workers and cars parked and a mineral exploratoion drilling rig
Mineral exploration goes unchecked as demand escalates
… Increasing pressure to be more sustainable and more responsible is forcing business to rethink, … the way it operates. In this shift towards greater sustainability, mining has found itself a comfortable seat at the ‘green growth’ table: … shows that technical innovation alone cannot overcome the values and practices inherent to the capitalist system that are continuing to drive …
Insight, 16 February 2022
An artisanal miner
Ghana: on our way to participatory reform in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector
… of local multi-stakeholder dialogues on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) started in Ghana in autumn 2015.  During a ' visioning … relevant initiatives. The potential benefits from a more inclusive, sustainable and productive Ghanaian mining sector, with ASM fully … demonstrating the 'business case' for responsible ASM, improving practices within the sector, building support for ASM across government …
Project, 15 July 2016
IIED's Fitsum Weldegiorgis presents at the action dialogue on artisanal and small-scale mining in Tanzania (Photo: Steve Aanu)
'The time is right' for dialogue about sustainable ASM in Tanzania
… with our national partners, HakiMadini and MTL Consulting . Mining in the East African country is a major and rapidly growing part … on solutions Participants agreed to concentrate on solutions and good practices that demonstrate how ASM can be an engine for sustainable development in Tanzania.  Their reflections started at the …
Project, 19 January 2017
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.  Covering a …
Insight, 22 July 2024
Aerial view of hundreds of men and women tin mining
New collection of community development laws for the mining sector launched
… development laws and agreements from around the world related to the mining sector in one place. The Community Development in Mining Collection has been developed by IIED, Sustainable Development Strategies Group (SDSG) and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI ). It includes almost 300 pieces of …
News, 10 May 2021
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 … small-scale miners are at constant risk due to poor health and safety practices. The miners' dependency on an unregulated market controlled by … 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
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 … can effect the change needed to improve the sustainability of mining practices. Engaging stakeholders Over the last few months, including the …
Project, 24 June 2015
Manganese mining in Gabon (Photo: jbdodane, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD)
… Between 2000 and 2002, the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) project carried … issues they had to face. Through the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), they commissioned IIED to undertake a … Sustainable markets … Towards inclusive and responsible mining … Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) …
Project, 03 March 2009
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 … Director, explained how ICMM ’s member companies now report on the Sustainable Development Framework – a set of good practice principles … levels and an emerging awareness among consumers of the importance of sustainable mining. Challenges But when the talk turned to challenges – …
Insight, 18 June 2012