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  1. Library Resource
    Manuals & Guidelines
    February, 2019
    Global

    This document is intended to promote a disciplined approach to integrated closure planning and increase the uniformity of good practice across the sector. The concepts apply equally to both large and small mining companies.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    August, 2021
    Global

    This report seeks to investigate and propose mechanisms that can be used to improve the flow of benefits to mining-affected communities. The report sets out what requirements should be met for a community trust (or similar legal vehicle) to offer protection of trust assets. It sets out recommendations on the manner in which the legal document should be crafted to protect communities, and proposes that the time is ripe for regulation and clarity. Although it is focused on South Africa, it will be relevant for countries facing similar challenges in the mining and other commercial sectors.

  3. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2021
    Global

    This primer gives an accessible overview of key aspects surrounding International Investment Treaties and Investor-State Dispute Settlement, and the implications for promoting a rights-based approach to governance.

  4. Library Resource
    CCSI
    Manuals & Guidelines
    October, 2017
    Global

    This guidance paper focuses on issues that the governments of developing countries may wish to consider if they adopt a policy to tax such transfers.  In doing so, it examines and provides the language of the legislative and regulatory provisions employed by countries that have adopted such a policy to tax, and comments on the pros and cons of these provisions.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2020
    Global

    Resources, including minerals and metals, underpin the world’s economies for almost all sectors, providing crucial raw materials for their industrial processes. Despite efforts to decouple economies from resource use towards a circular economy, demand for extractive resources will continue to grow on the back of emerging economies. The report maps existing international governance frameworks and initiatives which have overlapping subsets that focus on delivering the 2030 Global Agenda for Sustainable Development.

  6. Library Resource
    Resource Contracts
    Training Resources & Tools
    January, 2012
    Global

    ResourceContracts.org is a repository of publicly available oil, gas, and mining contracts in machine-readable, searchable, open data format. ResourceContracts.org promotes greater transparency of investments in the extractive industries, and facilitates a better understanding of the contracts that govern them. This site provides summaries of contracts and their terms to facilitate understanding of important provisions in the documents.

  7. Library Resource
    open community contracts
    Training Resources & Tools
    January, 2018
    Global

    OpenCommunityContracts.org is a repository of publicly available community-investor or community-government contracts and agreements relating to agriculture, forestry, mining, oil and gas extraction and other natural resource projects. It features plain language summaries of key provisions and provides links to learn more about how each agreement was negotiated and implemented in practice.

  8. Library Resource
    Knowledge into action
    Manuals & Guidelines
    March, 2018
    Global

    This note is part of an Action Notes series and provides examples of tools that government agencies can adapt to their national context and use to develop the technical capacity to screen and select investors.

  9. Library Resource
    tip sheet for journalists
    Manuals & Guidelines
    November, 2020
    Global

    This compilation of resources aims to help journalists cover the medium- to long-term impacts of the global pandemic on the governance of the oil, gas and mining industries in resource-rich countries. It includes blog posts with media-relevant resources such as good examples of existing coverage, suggested story angles and data sources.

  10. Library Resource
    covering extractives
    Manuals & Guidelines
    December, 2020
    Global

    This practical guide aims to help journalists in resource-rich countries identify, analyze and report on issues in the extractive industries. It offers tools for building convincing stories, research leads, and inspiration from experienced reporters.

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