Category: Civil Society

Posted in Business and Human Rights Civil Society Corporations Energy Mapping Tools Methodology Multi-stakeholder Dialogue Stakeholder State Sustainability

The Bridge of Diversity: Inside a Chinese Infrastructure Project in Mozambique

Running for Resources Again?

As industrialization took off in Europe at the 19th Century, Imperialists rushed to Africa to ensure the natural resources necessary for powering the metropole. Violence and deep exploitation followed, completely impeding the development of the African countries.… Read More

GEN November 27, 2017
Posted in Business and Human Rights Civil Society Corporations Energy Indigenous People Mining Multi-stakeholder Dialogue Resource Management Stakeholder State Sustainability

Shale Cowboys – Frontier Economics, Techno-Utopia, and unfettered growth

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GEN November 23, 2017
Posted in Business and Human Rights Civil Society Corporations Mining Sand Mining Stakeholder State Sustainability

River Sand: A Resource under Strain

INDIA’S “sand mafia” is doing a roaring trade. The Times of India estimates that the illicit market for sand is worth around 150bn rupees ($2.3bn) a year; at one site in Tamil Nadu alone, 50,000 lorryloads are mined every day and smuggled to nearby states.… Read More

GEN November 20, 2017
Posted in Business and Human Rights Certification and Transparency Civil Society Corporations Diamond Mining Resource Management Stakeholder State Trading

The Diamond as Big as Des Bergues

The Diamond as Big as des Bergues.
Erik Post

The Diamond in the Crown. Photograph by author.

 

Two desks and four security guards flank the lectern in the middle of the podium.… Read More

GEN November 15, 2017