Breaking New Ground - Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development

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Contents

Introduction
The Context
Project Origins
A Project with a Difference
The Process at the Global Level
Independence
The Process at the Regional Level
Report Scope and Structure 1

Part I: A FRAMEWORK FOR CHANGE

1. The Minerals Sector and Sustainable Development
   Sustainable Development: Why Now?
   What Is Sustainable Development?
   The Importance of Governance
   A Sustainable Development Framework for the Minerals Sector
   Key Areas of Action and Challenges
   The Challenge of Implementation
   Conclusion
   
   Part II: CURRENT TRENDS AND ACTORS
   
   
2. Producing and Selling Minerals
   Minerals and Mineral Production
   Employment in the Minerals Industry
   Mineral-dependent Economies
   Mineral Markets
   
   
3. A Profile of the Minerals Sector
   Industry
   Governments
   Inter-governmental Institutions
   Civil Society and NGOs
   Communities
   Shareholders and Financial Institutions
   Consumers
   Research Institutions
   
   
4. The Need for and Availability of Minerals
   The 'Need' for Minerals
   The Availability of Minerals
   
   
5. Case Studies on Minerals
   The Metals
   Fuels and Industrial Minerals
   

   Part III: CHALLENGES
   
   

6. Viability of the Minerals Industry
   The Business Case for Sustainable Development
   Sustainable Development: Enhancing Shareholder Value?
   Minerals Companies and Their Employees
   The Role of Technology
   The Financial Sector
   The Industry as Part of the Minerals Sector
   
   
7. The Control, Use, and Management of Land
   Land and Society
   Integrated Land Use Planning
   Land Tenure and Mining Law
   Royalties and Compensation
   Land, Mining, and Indigenous Peoples
   Resettlement Issues
   Protected Areas
   The Way Forward
   
   
8. Minerals and Economic Development
   Minerals Production and National Economic Development
   Capturing Mineral Wealth
   Managing and Distributing Mineral Wealth
   Corruption
   Protecting and Promoting Human Rights
   The Impact of Conflict
   The Way Forward
   
   
9. Local Communities and Mines
   Sustainable Development at the Community Level
   Gains and Losses at the Local Level
   Maximizing Mining's Contribution to Communities
   The Way Forward
   
   
10. Mining, Minerals, and the Environment
    Managing the Mining Environment
    Associated Environmental Issues
    The Way Forward
    
    
11. An Integrated Approach to Using Minerals
    Connecting Production with Use
    Sufficiency, Efficiency, and Use
    The Way Forward
    
    
12. Access to Information
    Information's Key Role
    Basic Information Needs
    Key Challenges
    Existing Mechanisms, Standards, and Initiatives
    Challenges for Specific Components of the Mining Sector
    The Way Forward
    
    
13. Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
    Characteristics and Products of ASM
    Environmental Impact
    Hazards to Health
    Social Issues
    Relationships with Others in the Mining Sector
    Maximizing the Contribution of ASM to Sustainable Development
    The Way Forward
    
    
14. Sector Governance: Roles, Responsibilities, and Instruments for Change
    National Policy Framework
    Lenders, Investors, and Customers
    Terminal Liabilities: A Long-term Challenge
    Improving Industry Performance
    Stakeholder Engagement
    Capacity Building
    The Way Forward
    
    Part IV: RESPONSES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
    
    
15. Regional Perspectives
    Overview of Reports from MMSD Partner Organizations
    National Baseline Studies
    
    
16. Agenda for Change
    Broad Conclusions
    A Vision of the Minerals Sector
    Supporting Sustainable Development in the Minerals Sector
    A Final Thought . . .
    

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