Abbi Buxton’s expertise is in the large-scale and artisanal and small-scale mining sectors. Her action research and engagement work focuses on increasing local voice and understanding of realities and priorities in global value chains, large-scale land based investments and international policy spaces.
Strengthening local voice and examining political economy in the artisanal cobalt mining sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo; re-examining relations between artisanal and large-scale mining; improving environmental and social safeguards in large-scale mining, including approaches to community engagement and rights protections.