services, depletes biodiversity, and ultimately undermines the fulfillment of basic human rights. The mining sector is the … fourth largest driver of deforestation after agriculture, wood production, and urban development. To tackle the threat that … mining poses to forests, the World Bank conceived forest-smart mining as part of their Climate-Smart Mining Initiative, which …

development in the PNG health sector for the benefit of the private sector, the government and the community alike. The paper also …International experience has shown that mining and resources sector participation in Public‐Private-Partnerships (PPPs …) can realise substantial health benefits not only for the company involved but also for its public sector partners and …

2018, the mining of metals and coal continued to be an important contributor to the economies of several low- and middle …-income countries. As in our previous calculations of the Mining Contribution Index, African countries in particular benefit from this … reserves of metals and minerals necessary for the low-carbon future, and in particular those with an existing mining industry …