Economic Law and Policy

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Touring Agricultural Investment Projects

About Economic Law and Policy

Our experts focus on areas of economic policy-making essential to sustainable development, including investment, trade, public procurement, infrastructure financing, and sustainability standards.

Our sector-specific work focuses on agriculture and mining in developing countries, given the urgency of the reforms needed and the impact on sustainable development.

IISD also serves as the secretariat to the Intergovermental Forum on Mining, Minerals Metals and Sustainable Development, a member-driven organization providing governments the opportunity to work collectively to achieve their sustainable mining goals.

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Report

Report

New Tech, New Deal: Technology Impacts Review

This review surveys new mining technologies and their impacts, in particular on labour. It asks how they will affect the relationship between mining companies and their host communities and host countries.
Newsletter

Newsletter

Investment Treaty News (ITN), Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2019

Investment Treaty News (ITN) is IISD’s flagship journal on international investment law and policy. This special edition of ITN is devoted to international investment governance.
Blog

Blog

Time to ACCTS? Five countries announce new initiative on trade and climate change

Costa Rica, Fiji, Iceland, New Zealand and Norway launched an initiative that firmly melds trade and climate change together.
Newsletter

Newsletter

Investment Treaty News (ITN), Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2019

Investment Treaty News (ITN) is IISD’s flagship journal on international investment law and policy.
Annual Report

Annual Report

The Power of Together: IISD Annual Report 2018-2019

Our 2018-2019 annual report The Power of Together showcases some of the ways we made an impact by bringing together unlikely suspects, sharing knowledge and experience between countries, and encouraging new ideas and unique approaches.
Report

Report

Mining Project Rehabilitation and Closure Guidelines: Papua New Guinea

This document provides guidance for the administration, regulation and monitoring of the rehabilitation and mine closure obligations in Papua New Guinea.
Report

Report

Managing Local Community Development Related to the Mining Industry: A workshop for WAEMU member states

From July 1 to 5, 2019, IGF held a workshop in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on the management of community development related to the mining industry.
Report

Report

ASEAN Guidelines and Action Plan on Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry: Workshop on Operationalizing the Action Plan

This report captures the main elements of a workshop held in July 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand, devoted to the lessons learned and next steps for the ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry, as well as the associated Action Plan.