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•Access to Information
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Access to Information

Access to Information (PDF) - Chapter 12. Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) Final Report, 2002.

Access to Information: A Key to Building Trust in the Minerals Sector. The Government Role (PDF) - Fernando Careaga Loayza, Servicios Ambientales S.A.. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

Access to Information Workshop Report (PDF) - 29-30 November 2001, Vancouver, Canada. Hosted by MMSD. MMSD Workshop Report.

Access to Information. Corporate Communication Standards, Practice and Issues (PDF) - Ian Thomson and Alistair MacDonald. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

Community Information Needs: Access to Information Through the Mining Life Cycle (PDF) - Ginger Gibson. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

Gap Analysis to Inform an Experts’ Workshop on Access to Information: A Key to Building Trust in the Minerals Sector (PDF) - Ginger Gibson, Alistair MacDonald and Ian Thomson. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

Information Availability: A Key to Building Trust in the Minerals Sector. Review of Systems for Making Information Available (PDF) - Sándor Fülöp and Csaba Kiss. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

 

Indicators and Reporting

GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines 2002 (PDF) - Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), 2002.

Sustainability Indicators and Sustainability Performance Management (PDF) - Alyson Warhurst, Mining and Energy Research Network. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

 

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Integrated Assessment and Management of Mineral Resources in North-East Asia - UNESCAP, Vol.7, 2001. Available in hardcopy only from the UNESCAP website at: [http://www.unescap.org/esd/water/publications/mineral/mradms/]

Geographic Information Systems for Mineral Resources (PDF | Word) - S. Luque, Mining Environment and Development series, UNCTAD.

 

Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)

The Application of Life Cycle Assessment to Mining, Minerals and Metals (PDF) - 9-10 August 2001, New York, USA. Mary Stewart, Centre for Risk, Environment and Systems Technology and Analysis. MMSD Workshop Report.

Life Cycle Assessment: What It Is and How to Do It - UNEP, 1996. Hardcopy only - Order Form (PDF).

Towards the Global use of Life Cycle Assessment - UNEP, 1999. Hardcopy only - Order Form (PDF).

 

 

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