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Natural Resources and Trade Flows in the GLR - Annexes

Natural Resources and Trade Flows in the GLR - Annexes

​This set of Annexes as part of the Natural Resources and Trade Flows in the Great Lakes Region report. Annex VI presents a rationale and methodology for exploring Artisanal & Small-scale Mining (ASM) in Democratic Republic of the Congo from a sustainable livelihoods perspective.

Natural Resources and Trade Flows in the Great Lakes Region (GLR) - Report

Natural Resources and Trade Flows in the Great Lakes Region (GLR) - Report

​This report highlights the major findings of INICA’s six month survey on natural resource exploitation and trade in the Great Lakes region.

Conformance and Compatibility Analysis: CFS, iTSCi, and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance

Conformance and Compatibility Analysis: CFS, iTSCi, and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance

​This report presents the findings of three different analyses: 1) A conformance analysis of ITRI’s Tin Supply Chain Initiative (iTSCi) against the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (OECD DDG)

Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond Development (PRADD): Feasibility of Direct Marketing of Artisanal Diamonds from Liberia and the Central African Republic to the United States of America

Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond Development (PRADD): Feasibility of Direct Marketing of Artisanal Diamonds from Liberia and the Central African Republic to the United States of America

The purpose of this research was to ascertain the feasibility and desirability of establishing more direct trading relations between artisanal miners in the Central African Republic (CAR) and Liberia and international buyers.

Consultative Workshop on Land Reclamation and Alternative Land Use: Sierra Leone

Consultative Workshop on Land Reclamation and Alternative Land Use: Sierra Leone

​Tongo Fields is the second largest diamond-producing area in Sierra Leone. Endowed with both alluvial and kimberlite deposits, Tongo Fields became a major hub of artisanal diamond mining during and after the period of conflict from about 1999 to 2002.

Benchmark of Social and Environmental Standards for Industrial Gold Mining

Benchmark of Social and Environmental Standards for Industrial Gold Mining

The purpose of the benchmark report was to identify an existing standard that could serve as the most effective tool for managing a wide range of environmental and social impacts at industrial precious metals mines.

Regulating Reality: Reconfiguring Approaches to the Regulation of Trading Artisanally Mined Diamonds

Regulating Reality: Reconfiguring Approaches to the Regulation of Trading Artisanally Mined Diamonds

​This study examines internal and external trade mechanisms in artisanally mined diamonds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sierra Leone, with the aim to determine optimal practices for regulating the trading chains and harnessing them for developmental ends.

Diamonds in Sierra Leone

Diamonds in Sierra Leone

Since its inception, Levin Sources has worked in Sierra Leone in the artisanal and small-scale mining diamond sector thanks to its network of in-country associates.

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