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Automated mining will cost jobs and tax income: it's time for governments to act

“If you’re moving from mines that employ 5,000 to 10,000 people down to 500 or 1,000, then you’re obviously not going to get the same amount of local jobs,” says Howard Mann, senior adviser on international law at International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and co-author of a recent study on the impact of automation in the mining sector."

IISD in the news January 20, 2017

IGF releases guidance to help governments manage artisanal and small-scale mining

Governments struggling to manage the complex and sometimes chaotic artisanal and small scale-mining sector have a new toolkit: a guidance developed by the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF).

Press release January 18, 2017

IGF Guidance for Governments: Managing artisanal and small-scale mining

This guidance document presents a step-by-step process for governments to develop, implement and monitor an effective artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) management strategy.

Report January 18, 2017

Webinar: Why We Need to Change How We Measure Our Wealth

Join us for a webinar that will explore the increasingly popular concept of "comprehensive wealth" and how it is being used in Canada and internationally.

Event January 17, 2017

Promoting Gender Equality in Foreign Agricultural Investments: Lessons from voluntary sustainability standards

This report looks deeper into the successes and failures of existing global standards on agribusinesses in developing countries to determine how they can help improve the situation of rural women.

Report January 16, 2017

Tusentals miljarder i stöd till olja, kol och gas

(Swedish-language article) "Ett sådant nätverk är GSI, Global Subsidies Initiative. Laura Merrill vid GSI säger att de låga oljepriserna gör att de statliga stöden lättare kan minskas."

IISD in the news January 15, 2017

Freshwater Stewardship in Canada

Scott Vaughan explains how IISD is bridging the gap between freshwater science and policy, and how it plans to celebrate Canada's 150th Anniversary.

Insight January 14, 2017

A New Generation of Trade and Industrial Policy

IISD President-CEO Scott Vaughan presents ideas for a new generation of trade and industrial policy.

Policy Analysis January 13, 2017

Andrea Bassi

Person January 12, 2017

Video-Game Tech Digging Real Dirt for Caterpillar, Komatsu

"The industry’s drive to protect profit margins will lead to a surge in development of new machines that will peak over the next 10 to 15 years, according to a report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development."

IISD in the news January 10, 2017

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