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Triggering the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT) in the context of oil extraction in Kenya’s Turkana County

Institutional & promotional materials
March, 2019
Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Italy
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
VGGT
land governance
land tenure
pastoralists
extractive industries
The case-study presents the case of the appropriation of pastoral lands by the coming of large-scale extractive industries in Turkana, Kenya. The case-study is meant to raise awareness among the general audience regarding the precarious situation of the pastoralists in the context of this new socio-economic development and lack of secure land tenure. At the same time, it provides this information as a case to local and global civil society, experts, institutions and policy makers.
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EITI and sustainable development: Lessons and new challenges for the Caspian region

January, 2013
Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia
development
extractive industries
sustainable development
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is sparking renewed interest and debate on issues such as transparency of government – company contracts, reporting on revenues from natural resources by company and by project, and reporting on revenue expenditure.
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Hands off: why international financial institutions must stop drilling, piping and mining

January, 2003
Laos, Benin, Nigeria, Philippines, Peru, Togo, Cameroon, Colombia, Ghana, Chad, Romania, Papua New Guinea, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Asia
mining
poverty
extractive industries
This report reviews the experience and outcomes of the funding by International Financial Institutions (IFIs) of projects in the extractive industries. It presents short case studies of experiences in the Philippines, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Romania, Colombia, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, which then uses to make recommendations.
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Time for transparency: coming clean on oil, mining and gas revenues

January, 2004
Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Moldova, Belarus, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Nauru, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Asia, Oceania
mining
extractive industries
This report explores how, across the world, the revenues from oil, gas and mining that should be funding sustainable economic development have often been misappropriated and mismanaged. Specifically, it analyses five major examples of this problem: Kazakhstan, Congo Brazzaville, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Nauru.The report argues that in these countries, governments do not provide even basic information about their revenues from natural resources. Nor do oil, mining and gas companies publish any information about payments made to governments.
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Anglo American: the alternative report

January, 2007
Philippines, South Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Ghana, Oceania, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Asia
mining
extractive industries
This report documents the performance of the world’s second largest mining company with regard to corporate social responsibility (CSR). Despite Anglo American’s participation in various voluntary CSR initiatives, it continues to abuse human rights, fuel conflict and damage the local environment and livelihoods. The report documents a number of Anglo American’s activities which highlight that there is still a long way to go as far as the company's commitment to CSR, including:
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Armenia

Strategic Mineral Sector Sustainability Assessment

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
April, 2016
Armenia, Europe, Central Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
extractive industries
property rights
sustainable development
land use
climate change
deforestation
property
environment
land
This report provides a review of the Armenian mining sector, and assesses its potential to contribute to sustainable economic growth and development. Based on the findings, it provides recommendations for initiatives and actions for the future development of the sector. The report was produced in the period October 2015 to April 2016.
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Logging, Mining, And Agricultural Concessions Data Transparency: A Survey Of 14 Forested Countries

Reports & Research
March, 2017
Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Russia
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
concession (land)
deforestation
environment
extractive industries
forest land
geographical information systems
land allocation
land information systems
land management
land use
land use mapping
natural resources management
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
Global demand for timber, agricultural commodities, and extractives is a significant driver of deforestation worldwide. Transparent land-concessions data for these large-scale commercial activities are essential to understand drivers of forest loss, monitor environmental impacts of ongoing activities, and ensure efficient and sustainable allocation of land.
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Responsible Investments in Agriculture. In Practice Case Study Review

Reports & Research
September, 2015
Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, Eastern Europe
Land & Investments
agriculture
extractive industries
land deals
land governance
land grabbing
land investments
land policies
tenure security
EBG Capital was appointed by the German Development Agency (GIZ) to obtain case studies from selected agricultural investment funds (predominantly private equity investors) to determine “best practice” in Responsible Investment (RI) in agriculture and the use of international RI principles and guidelines to achieve this. We requested a case study of a practical (“on-the-ground”) investment in farmland from 33 agricultural investors from around the world.
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Mine Closure and its Impact on the Community : Five Years After Mine Closure in Romania, Russia and Ukraine

May, 2014
Romania, Russia, Ukraine
extractive industries
capacity development
Against the backdrop of economic
transition, several countries in Eastern Europe have
undertaken far-reaching programs to restructure their coal
sectors, which in the 1990s were in a state of deep crisis.
One aspect of restructuring has been the closure of
loss-making mines, which are often located in communities
where the coal industry is the dominant employer, and the
significant downsizing of the workforce. Mitigation efforts
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A Foreseeable Disaster: The European Union’s agroenergy policies and the global land and water grab

Reports & Research
January, 2013
Africa, Global, Europe
extractive industries
On the eve of the new millennium, the EU embarked upon a major agroenergy and bioeconomy experiment. More than ten years on, the evidence from science, academia, and grassroots voices is clear: most of the claims initially made for agroenergy as a truly renewable alternative to fossil fuels are flawed. Indeed, reports and research continue to demonstrate problems with the policy’s most basic assumptions.