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Responding to the challenge of artisanal and small-scale mining. How can knowledge networks help?
… is needed to improve policies and policy implementation to further sustainable development opportunities for the sector. The paper explores … to meet the particular needs of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. The paper provides the foundation for a new … of IIED’s work to identify pathways towards inclusive and responsible mining. …
Publication, 01 February 2013
Women crush and separate rocks containing gold ore for extraction at Nsangano Gold Mine, Mawemeru village, Geita, Tanzania (Photo: Brian Sokol/Panos Pictures)
Picturing the ASM space
… The gold mining industry is diverse and complex, ranging from the local artisanal … be considered legitimate market players and that the diversity of ASM practices needed to be recognised. They called for a change in mindset … Meanwhile civil society groups expressed their concern of securing sustainable funding to improve the ASM sector. Points of contention  …
Insight, 05 June 2015
The Bekily sapphire site is located in the commune of Ambinany, in Toliara, bordering the National Park of Zombitse-Vohibasia (Photo: Andry Rabemanantsoa/GIZ PAGE Madagascar)
In pictures: Dialogues and pilot projects for better ASM governance in Madagascar
… The conservation and sustainable use of natural resources programme (Programme d'Appui à la … civil society organisations, miners and local communities in two mining regions. Their shared aim was to improve governance in the country's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector , which provides significant opportunities for …
Insight, 15 March 2017
South Africa President Jacob Zuma speaks to China counterpart Xi Jinping at the FOCAC summit in Sandton, Johannesburg in 2015. China is increasingly influential in Africa (Photo: GCIS/GovernmentZA, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
CSR practices of Chinese businesses in the global South
… despite them making key decisions related to environmental and social practices in daily operations. The results are detailed in our … the same way? Among 30-plus Chinese policies regarding overseas sustainable investment, only one clearly states the ways of punishment – … companies were more familiar with some sector specific guidelines in mining and contracting. But our research  indicates that a proliferation …
Insight, 31 March 2016
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 … Transparency Initiative? EITI is criticised for failing to achieve sustainable development goals or even any greater accountability. For …
Insight, 23 May 2013
Forestry tractor carrying fruits from a field
ALIGN: Advancing Land-based Investment Governance
Project, 22 September 2020
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The evolution of Casa Pueblo, Puerto Rico: From mining opposition to community revolution
… the Puerto Rican government’s plan to allow large-scale open-pit mining by international corporations in the central region in 1980. Its … has also changed national mining and forestry policy. It has promoted sustainable forestry, developing a string of pro-poor, pro-environment … corridor; shaped landscapes through encouraging better farming practices; launched an environmental education programme; brought …
Publication, 01 August 2008
A woman miner holds a rough red garnet found at a mine in Tanzania. Tanzania's artisanal and small-scale miners are fuelled by determination and the hope to strike it big (Photo: Magali Rochat)
Four lessons on communicating ASM stories of change
… his words carried a special weight. In a country where small-scale mining is synonymous with environmental degradation, workers' exploitation and unsafe practices, it may not be surprising to hear that good work goes largely … The goal is to help transform ASM into the engine of local sustainable development that it has the potential to be.  Based on …
Insight, 17 October 2017
MMSD – working papers
… for the consideration of options No. 2 Indigenous Peoples, mining, and international law  |  No. 2a Pueblos Indígenas, minería y … and resources development No. 22 The community health dimension of sustainable development in developing countries No. 24a The life cycle … of mining industry professionals No. 40 Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development: the links to trade and investment rules No. 41 …
Article, 04 March 2009
Dam filling up a half empty reservoir
New archive restores knowledge produced by the World Commission on Dams
… development.  Its final report (PDF) made recommendations for best practices in dam planning, construction, operation and decommissioning, … for anyone wishing to make dam decision-making more equitable and sustainable” .  But until the launch of a new archive by IIED this week, … an extensive catalogue of community development laws related to the mining sector featuring legislative arrangements from 54 countries.  …
News, 21 December 2021