Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development Communiqué
Integrating sustainable development into mining activities remains a major challenge. The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development, as the leading global policy forum on mining and sustainable development, has an important role to play in this alignment.
Integrating sustainable development into mining activities remains a major challenge.
Given its significant role in local livelihoods, national economies and the global market, better alignment of the practices and policies of the mining industry with the global Sustainable Development Goals will be a key part of successfully achieving the global development agenda between now and 2030.
The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development, as the leading global policy forum on mining and sustainable development, has an important role to play in this alignment. From October 27 to 29, 2015, the IGF convened its 11th Annual General Meeting at the United Nations Office at Geneva, the results of which are outlined in this communiqué.
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