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This paper is a summary by the Global Mercury Project of the results collected during assessments which were carried out in target small-scale mining communities. It contains baseline information on community demographics, ethnicity, economic activities, and quality of social services and infrastructure, among other socioeconomic data. The socio-economic profiles emphasise perceptions concerning mining practices, particularly in relation to mercury. These evaluations further attempt to capture the gender dimension of ASM in these regions, thereby providing a basis to effectively address gender barriers through the GMP.

A discussion on mine closure at Kelian, East Kalimantan. Highlights important social, environmental and economic aspects to consider and risks associated with mine closure specific to this context.

This study deals primarily with gold Small Scale Mining (SSM), and secondarily with tin, while only touching on coal and diamonds. It is an overall look at SSM in Indonesia. The writer draws examples from gold mining areas Talawaan, Tatelu and Ratatotok in North Sulawesi. These examples are reported from field studies by 1) URS Dames & Moore 2001 final report, 2) CIDA 2000 report. This report is also based on the writer's experiences and observations in the SSM gold and diamond fields of Indonesia, from 1974 to present. The big weakness now is not just lack of funding and expertise to change the system, but how to create law and order among the small-scale miners. Government and the Indonesian people are becoming to realize the environmental damage being done by SSMs.

According to the report, while environmental harm continues to undermine human rights around the world, a growing number of international institutions recognize environmental rights, and the constitutions of 118 countries guarantee the right to a healthy environment. The 2007 Environmental Rights Report reviews recent developments and case studies demonstrating the connection between the environment and human rights at the international, regional, and domestic levels. The report also provides a comprehensive list of national constitutional provisions protecting environmental rights.

This document presents case studies on mining and biodiversity conservation by companies such as Alcoa, Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Freeport McMoran, the Mining Association of Canada, Noranda, Rio Tinto, and WMC Resources Ltd. Each of the 17 case studies provides a brief background on the issue, followed by a description either the steps taken to resolve any differences or the program introduced to address the problem.

This Global Report gives a present “photography” of the ASM sector and provides an overview of the sector and a description of its social, environmental and economic issues. The report focuses on the major issues in ASM and how the sector may best contribute to sustainable development.

A project funded by Global Environment Facility (GEF) in which UNIDO has been funded to formulate a global action plan for countries affecting international waters with mercury from artisanal mining. A summary article of UNIDO's experience and what UNIDO hopes to achieve.

Extractive industries (oil, gas and mining) have generated enormous revenues for a number of countries. Revenue payments, when effectively spent, have the potential to bring about dramatic improvements in citizens’ lives. When spent on public investments in health and education services, they can help lift poor children out of poverty. This report aims to put the focus back on the direct action that companies can take to support improved transparency of revenue flows in the extractive industries

This report explores areas of convergence between private sector corporate social responsibility (CSR) and related corporate citizenship sustainability initiatives and community-driven development (CDD), with a view to identifying opportunities to leverage corporate investment for the benefit of CDD programs.