services, depletes biodiversity, and ultimately undermines the fulfillment of basic human rights. The mining sector is the … mining poses to forests, the World Bank conceived forest-smart mining as part of their Climate-Smart Mining Initiative, which … was launched in 2019. Forest-smart mining (FSM) is mining that acknowledges and understands the relationship between …

The 2023 state of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector focuses on the intersection of ASM and sustainable … difficulties are exacerbated by the persisting gender-blindness within mining laws, resulting in discrimination against women … outcomes in ASM: 1. Make mining legal frameworks gender inclusive; 2. Advance women's social protections at the mine and home …

examine the link between mining and sexual violence. There is a dearth of research specifically into the gender dimensions of … artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) as a means to economic security for both men and women. Further, there has been … insufficient analysis of the real and potential threats to women’s human rights in the artisanal mining sector in DRC. Once these …

primarily from extensive background studies undertaken of the forestry, fishery, wildlife, mining, and tourism sub sectors (COWI …

Regional organizations and national governments are increasingly focusing on enhancing the benefits from mining sector … investment. The Africa Union's African Mining Vision 2050 outlines a new resource-based industrialization and development … governments are also increasingly looking for ways to maximize benefits derived from investment in mining. This report aims to …