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MMSD Final Report

The chapters of the MMSD Final Report, Breaking New Ground: Mining, Minerals, and Sustainable Development, is available below. Photographs have been removed to reduce the file sizes and aid accessibility.

The hard copy of the MMSD Final Report, "Breaking New Ground", includes the MMSD CD-Rom which contains a fully-illustrated e-book of the report, MMSD regional and national reports, commissioned research and all other Project materials. The CD-Rom is automatically indexed and cross-referenced with full search facilities. Hard copies can be purchased from either Earthprint:

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"Breaking New Ground: Mining, Minerals, and Sustainable Development" - The MMSD Final Report

 

Executive Summary (PDF)

Table of Contents (PDF)

Titles and copyright (PDF)

Foreword and Statements by Assurance Group and Sponsors Group (PDF)

Introduction (PDF)   

 

Part I A Framework for Change

1. The Minerals Sector and Sustainable Development (PDF)

 

Part II Current Trends and Actors

2. Producing and Selling Minerals (PDF)

3. A Profile of the Minerals Sector (PDF)

4. The Need for and Availability of Minerals (PDF)

5. Case Studies on Minerals (PDF)

 

Part III Challenges

6. Viability of the Minerals Industry (PDF)

7. The Control, Use, and Management of Land (PDF)

8. Minerals and Economic Development (PDF)

9. Local Communities and Mines (PDF)

10. Mining, Minerals, and the Environment (PDF)

11. An Integrated Approach to Using Minerals (PDF)

12. Access to Information (PDF)

13. Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (PDF)

14. Sector Governance: Roles, Responsibilities, and Instruments for Change (PDF)

 

Part IV Responses and Recommendations

15. The Regional Perspectives (PDF)

16. Agenda for Change (PDF)

 

Appendices

Appendix 1. The MMSD Project (PDF)

Appendix 2. MMSD Consultation Activities (PDF)

 

Acronyms and Abbreviations (PDF)

Index (PDF)

Bibliography (PDF)

 

 


Disclaimer

All documents remain the sole responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the MMSD Project, the MMSD Assurance Group, or the International Institute for Environment and Development (IISD).
Except where stated otherwise, the copyright for these documents remains jointly with the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

 

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