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•Legal and Regulatory Frameworks
•Mining and Sustainable Development Policy Approaches


 

Legal and Regulatory Frameworks

Characteristics of Successful Mining Legal and Investment Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean Region (PDF) - IENIM Staff Working Paper, The World Bank, 1995.

Environmental Policies, Regulations and Management Practices in Mineral Resources Development in Asia and the Pacific - UNESCAP, Vol. 2, 1997. Available in hardcopy only from the UNESCAP website at:
[http://www.unescap.org/esd/water/publications/mineral/mradms/].

Integrating Sustainable Development into the Legal Mining Frameworks of some Latin American Countries (PDF) - Elizabeth Bastida. Prepared for the MMSD project.

Policies, Regulatory Regimes and Management Practices for Investment Promotion and Sustainable Development of Mineral Resources Sector in Economies in Transition and Developing Countries of East and SouthEast Asia - UNESCAP, Vol. 8, 2002.

Regulatory Approaches for the 21st Century - How Government Regulations Interface with Voluntary Initiatives to Improve the Environmental Performance of the Mining Sector (PDF) - UNEP, 2002.

Sustainable Development of Land and Mineral Resources in Asia and the Pacific: National Policy Initiative and Trends in Mining Taxation - UNESCAP, Vol. 5, 1999. Available in hardcopy only from the UNESCAP website at:
[http://www.unescap.org/esd/water/publications/mineral/mradms/].

 

Mining and Sustainable Development Policy

Breaking New Ground: Mining, Minerals, and Sustainable Development - The Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) Project Final Report, 2002.

Change Towards Sustainability in Resource Use: Lessons for MMSD From the Forestry Sector (PDF) - Steve Bass, IIED. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

The Development of Global Forest Policy: Overview of Legal and Institutional Frameworks (PDF) - Beatrice Chaytor, FIELD. Prepared for the MMSD project.

Dialogue Backgrounder 2 - A Framework for Assessing How a Mine/Mineral Project Contributes to Sustainability (PDF) - MMSD North America Working Group.

Draft Position Paper: Sustainable Development for the Mining and Minerals Sector in Southern Africa (Word) - Rob Hounsome and Peter Ashton. MMSD Southern Africa Working Group.

Faultlines in the Concepts of Sustainability and Sustainable Development (Rich Text File) - Johan Hattingh, Unit for Environmental Ethics, University of Stellenbosch. MMSD Southern Africa Working Group.

Integrating Sustainable Development into the Legal Mining Frameworks of some Latin American Countries (PDF) - Elizabeth Bastida. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

Locating the Mining and Minerals Sector within the Southern African Vision for Sustainable Development (Word) - MMSD Southern Africa Working Group.

Management and Distribution of Mineral Revenue in Papua New Guinea (PDF) - Patrice Christman and Nicolas Stolojan. Prepared for the MMSD project.

The Minerals Sector and Sustainable Development (PDF) - Chapter 1. Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) Final Report, 2002.

Mining & Minerals Sustainability Survey 2001 - Report (PDF) - PricewaterhouseCoopers. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

Mining & Minerals Sustainability Survey 2001 - Questions (PDF) - PricewaterhouseCoopers. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

Mining Minerals and Sustainable Development in Southern Africa (PowerPoint) - Project Leader Alex Weaver, IEF. MMSD Southern Africa Working Group.

Mining and sustainable development: Considerations for minerals supply (PDF) - Dr. Ian B. Lambert, Natural Resources Forum, Vol. 25, Iss. 4, November 2001.

Proposal for a Global Agreement on Mining, Metals and Sustainable Development (Word) - Richard Haworth, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Minerals and Metals Sector of Natural Resources Canada, The MMSD Assurance Group Meeting - 7-8 May 2001, Johannesburg. MMSD Southern Africa Working Group.

Research on Mine Closure Policy (PDF) - Raul Campusano, et al., Cochilo, Chiliean Copper Commission. Prepared for the MMSD project.

Review of Policies, Strategies and Activities in Sustainable Development of Land and Mineral Resources in Asia and the Pacific - UNESCAP, Vol. 6, 2000. Available in hardcopy only from the UNESCAP website at:
[http://www.unescap.org/esd/water/publications/mineral/mradms/].

The Role of the Minerals Sector in the Transition to Sustainable Development (English PDF | Spanish PDF) - Luke Danielson and Gustavo Lagos. Also available in Spanish. MMSD South America Working Group.

Seven Questions to Sustainability: How to Assess the Contribution of Mining and Minerals Activities (PDF) - MMSD North America Working Group.

Seven Questions to Sustainability: How to Assess the Contribution of Mining and Minerals Activities (PDF) - Four-page summary. MMSD North America Working Group.

Sustainable Mining Development From Concept to Action (PDF) - John Strongman, Mining Advisor, World Bank Group. Presentation to the Mining and the Community II Conference, Madang, Papua New Guinea, September 2002.

Strategy for African Mining (Executive Summary) - World Bank Technical Paper Number 181, 1992.

Sustainable Development of Land and Mineral Resources in Asia and the Pacific: National Policy Initiative and Trends in Mining Taxation - UNESCAP, Vol. 5, 1999. Available in hardcopy only from the UNESCAP website at:
[http://www.unescap.org/esd/water/publications/mineral/mradms/].

Yaoundé Vision Statement (Word) - Recommendations from the UNECA/UNDESA seminar on "Artisanal and Small-scale Mining in Africa: Identifying Best Practices and Building the Sustainable Livelihoods of Communities", Yaoundé, Cameroon, 19-22 November 2002.

 

 

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