Extractive industries
- Police abuse and forced displacement in Orissa, India
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This report reviews environmental and social aspects of plans by Utkal Alumina Industries Ltd to mine bauxite and refine alumina. The project is a joint venture between Canada’s Alcan and Hindalco. This report is designed to inform Alcan’s decision-making about their relationships with this project and the indigenous people it affects.
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- Fighting corruption in oil rich countries
- ( I. Kolstad;A. Wiig / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2007)
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Corruption is a serious problem in many developing countries that are rich in oil and other natural resources. This is central in explaining why resource rich countries perform badly in ter...
- Strategies for the extractive sector in expanding economic opportunity
- ( H. Wise;S. Shtylla / John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University , 2007)
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This report is part of a series exploring the connections between international development, business, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) communities in order to establish links between priv...
- Can improved natural resource exploitation and trade help reduce poverty in the Great Lakes region?
- ( Department for International Development, UK , 2007)
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This document analyses natural resource exploitation and trade at four main border areas in the Great Lakes region. It looks at the mechanisms of exploitation for cassiterite, coltan, gold, copper ...
- Does the increase in the price of gold benefit Mali?
- ( I. Gourmelon;A. Arnaud;J. Katende / International Federation for Human Rights , 2007)
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This paper analyses the reasons why Mali’s gold economy has failed to benefit the population despite its rapid growth and the boom in the gold market. It also explores the conflicts of intere...
- Loopholes in the the Kimberley Process
- ( Partnership Africa Canada , 2007)
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The Kimberley Process (KP) was originally established to tackle the problem of ’conflict diamonds’. The paper points out, however, that the Kimberley Process may have to stretch beyond ...
- The impact of the Rio Tinto ilmenite mine in Madagascar
- ( R. Harbinson / Friends of the Earth , 2007)
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This report assesses the effects of a Rio Tinto owned company's project to for a large scale ilmenite mine in southern Madagascar. It assesses the impacts of the global on the local as perceived by...
- Large-scale developments should engage in two-way communication with local communities
- ( R. Harbinson / Panos Institute, London , 2007)
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Differences of understanding over a new mining project in Southern Madagascar have led to mistrust and social conflict which, unless addressed, could escalate. This report examines the c...
- Mining activities of multinational companies in Katanga and the wellbeing of the community
- ( Groundwork , 2007)
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Does Anvil Mining, a multinational company which has been extracting copper since 2002 from a mine in Dikulushi impact positively or negatively on the lives or rights of the local populations? The ...
- The role of Chinese companies in Burma
- ( EarthRights International , 2007)
- While increasing attention has been paid to Chinese attempts to secure natural resources overseas, the case of Burma has often been overlooked. This background provides a summary of the operations of ...
- Contributing to human rights abuses?: companies operating in conflict zones
- ( Global Witness , 2007)
- This paper investigates the extent to which private companies operating in conflict zones can contribute to Human Rights abuses. In addressing this issue, it focuses on four voluntary frameworks &ndas...
