Extractive Resources
Extractive Resources are a critical component of many countries' economic development plans, providing valuable resources such as oil, gas, minerals, and timber. These resources can have a transformative impact on a country's development trajectory, creating jobs, generating revenue, and stimulating further economic progress. However, in some cases, extractive resource extraction might play a key role in triggering, escalating, or sustaining violent conflicts.M&E can help ensure that the extraction of these resources is done in a sustainable and responsible manner. This involves tracking the extraction process, assessing the impacts on the environment and local communities, and monitoring the revenues generated by the extraction. One of the key benefits of M&E is that it provides valuable information that can be used to improve the management of extractive resources. By monitoring the extraction process, it is possible to identify areas where improvements can be made to reduce the environmental and social impacts.
There are 37 resources related to Extractive Resources.
Extractive Industries and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan: The Role of Social Accountability
2013
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United States Institute of Peace
Sadaf Lakhani
Recent estimates of deposits in Afghanistan indicate that mineral extraction could contribute to the economic growth the country needs to sustain its efforts in peacebuilding…
A Closer Look at Oil, Diamonds, and Civil War
2006
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Annual Review of Political Science
Michael Ross
Studies of natural resource wealth and civil war have been hampered by measurement error, endogeneity, lack of robustness, and uncertainty about causal mechanisms. This paper…
Oil and War: An Exchange
2021
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Security Studies
Jeff D. Colgan
Hye Ryeon Jang and Benjamin Smith argue in their article “Pax Petrolica? Rethinking the Oil–Interstate War Linkage” that, when reexamined, the historical data are “more supportive of petro-peace…
Land Use and Land Cover Changes along the China-Myanmar Oil and Gas Pipelines – Monitoring Infrastructure Development in Remote Conflict-Prone Regions
2020
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PLoS ONE
Thiri S. Aung, Thomas B. Fischer, and John Buchanan
Energy infrastructures can have negative impacts on the environment. In remote and / or sparsely populated as well as in conflict-prone regions, these can be…
Nick Parker Talks to BBC about Unexpected Impacts of U.S. Conflict Minerals Legislation [Audio]
2017
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BBC World Newsday
Dominic Parker
Dominic Parker, assistant professor of agricultural and applied economics, is interviewed twice on BBC World News’ Newsday program. The topic of conversation is Parker’s research…
IMPACT's Innovative Approach to Monitoring and Evaluation [Video]
2020
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Joanne Lebert, Victoria Reichel, Juha Uitto, and Amanda Woomer
In this webinar, IMPACT walked participants through its M&E system and provided examples of how the analysis generated by the data can be rendered actionable…
Conflict Minerals Disclosure Requirements and Corporate Social Responsibility: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
2018
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CPA Journal
Fatima Alali and Sophia I-Ling Wang
Among the many topics of concern for companies and investors interested in social responsibility is the use of minerals sourced from war zones and countries…
Conflict Minerals: Information on Artisanal Mined Gold and Efforts to Encourage Responsible Sourcing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2017
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United States Government Accountability Office
United States Government Accountability Office
The supply chain for artisanal and small-scale mined (ASM) gold—a significant driver of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) economy—involves multiple actors, according to…
Building for the Longterm: Avoiding the Resource Curse in Afghanistan
2014
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Global Witness
Afghanistan’s natural resources offer both hope and risk. Many people look to mining and oil to drive development as the international presence winds down. But…
Fighting Windmills in Eastern Congo? The Ambiguous Impact of the 'Conflict Minerals' Movement
2015
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The Extractive Industries and Society
Ben Radley and Christoph Vogel
The artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently undergoing rapid reform of its governance structure…
Afghanistan Reconnected: Regional Economic Security Beyond 2014
2014
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East-West Institute
Sarah Stern and Anna Mitri
Afghanistan’s economic development is at a critical and exciting juncture as international troops withdraw at the end of this year, and the country elects a…
Reconnaissance Investigation of the Rough Diamond Resource Potential and Production Capacity of Côte d’Ivoire
2013
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Peter G. Chirico and Katherine C. Malpeli (USGS)
This report presents the results of a multiyear effort to monitor the diamond mining activities of Côte d’Ivoire’s two main diamond mining areas, Séguéla and…
Extractivism and Conflict: Comparative Study of Serbia and the DRC
2023
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Journal of Social Encounters
Borislava Manojlovic and Espoir Kabanga
This study explores how populations in Serbia and the DRC have been affected by and responded to natural resource extraction. Specifically, protests and other activist…
M&E Insights Episode 6: M&E in Conflict-Affected Artisanal Mining Communities (w/ Victoria Reichel) [Video]
2023
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Environmental Law Institute and Environmental Peacebuilding Association
In this video, Victoria Reichel shares her experience and learning related to Monitoring and Evaluating Financing, Gender, and Security Dynamics in Conflict-affected Artisanal Mining Communities –…
Transparency and Accountability in the Extractives Sector: A Synthesis of What Works and What Does Not
2019
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International Initiative for Impact Evaluatio
Francis Rathinam, Priyanka Cardoz, Zeba Siddiqui, and Marie Gaarder
While there are a number of transparency and accountability initiatives in the natural resources governance sector, evidence on the impact of these initiative remains sparse.…
Landmines and Livelihoods in Afghanistan: Evaluating the Benefits of Mine Action
2013
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Journal of Peacebuilding & Development
Ted Paterson, Barry Pound, and Abdul Q. Ziaee
Mine action started in Afghanistan and, globally, has grown into a billion-dollar endeavour. On most measures, Afghanistan remains the world’s largest mine action programme, which…
Assessing and Restoring Natural Resources in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
2012
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Earthscan from Routledge
David Jensen
When a country emerges from violent conflict, the management of the environment and natural resources has important implications for short-term peacebuilding and long-term stability, particularly…
An Inescapable Curse? Resource Management, Violent Conflict, and Peacebuilding in the Niger Delta
2012
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High-Value Natural Resources and Peacebuilding
Annegret Mähler
For most post-conflict countries, the transition to peace is daunting. In countries with high-value natural resources – including oil, gas, diamonds, other minerals, and timber…
Financing the Unbanked: How Community Savings Groups Can Create Pathways for Legal Artisanal Gold in Burkina Faso
2023
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IMPACT
Kady Seguin, Victoria Reichel, Raphael Deberdt
This paper explores the connections between financial inclusion, formalization of artisanal miners, and illicit trade. The research demonstrates why financial inclusion is a crucial component…
Biodiversity, peace and conflict: understandings the connections
2023
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SSRN
Lucy Rist, Cibele Queiroz, and Albert Norström
Trajectories of human conflict have direct and indirect impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem function. These occur across terrestrial, marine and freshwater systems via the well-established…
Broadening the Analysis of Peace in Mozambique: Exploring Emerging Violence in Times of Transnational Extractivism in Cabo Delgado
2021
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Global Society
Jokin Alberdi and Manuel Barroso
This article explores the contemporary expressions of violence and oppression linked to the action of the extractive industry in the northern province of Cabo Delgado,…
From "Conflict Minerals" to Peace? Reviewing Mining Reforms, Gender, and State Performance in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
2021
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The Extractive Industries and Society
Claude Iguma Wakenge, Marie-Rose Bashwira Nyenyezi, Sylvia I. Bergh, and Jeroen Cuvelier
For the last two decades, the Congolese Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector has been undergoing reforms of its governing structures. A recurrent argument supporting…
Conflict Minerals in the Corporate Supply Chain: Is Transparency the Solution to Human Rights Violations in the Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten and Gold Supply Chains?
2018
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European Business Law Review
Elif Härkönen
The European Union has recently enacted the Conflict Minerals Regulation, introducing new transparency requirements for importers of tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold from conflict-affected regions.…
A Casualty of Peace? Lessons on De-Militarizing Conservation in the Cordillera del Condor Corridor (Chapter in "Collateral Values of Natural Capital")
2019
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Springer
Saleem H. Ali
The resolution in 1998 of the armed conflict between Peru and Ecuador through environmental peace-building negotiations, creating a transboundary conservation area, have been heralded as…
Five Years of Fighting in Eastern Ukraine: Environmental Issues Depicted in Infographics [Infographic]
2020
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Zoï Environmental Network
“Five Years of Fighting in Eastern Ukraine” is a set of infographics which demonstrate the dynamics and trends of environmental change since the onset of…
Geocollaboration in Environmental Inspection Activities in the Environmental Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State – Brazil
2020
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Boletim do Observatório Ambiental Alberto Ribeiro Lamego
Eduardo Frederico Cabral de Oliveira, José Augusto Silva, José Francisco Oliveira Júnior, and Jader Lugon Junior
The cost of geotechnologies are becoming more accessible. The capacity to generate real-time maps with ubiquitous access and applications based on geocollaborative platforms developed for…
Beyond Revenues: Measuring and Valuing Environmental and Social Impacts in Extractive Sector Governance
2019
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Natural Resource Governance Institute
Nicola Woodroffe and Tim Grice
Oil, gas and mining projects can generate substantial revenues for host countries. At the same time, extractive activities generate a range of other positive and…
Mining the Disclosures 2019
2019
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Responsible Sourcing Network
For the sixth consecutive year, Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN) is analyzing corporate compliance under Special Disclosure Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act (otherwise known as…
Natural Resource Federalism: Considerations for Myanmar
2018
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Natural Resource Governance Institute
Andrew Bauer, Natalie Kirk, Sebastian Sahla, Khin Saw Htay, Ko Ko Lwin, and Paul Shortell
The management of non-renewable natural resources—oil, natural gas, minerals and gemstones—is a complex job. Governments must draft and implement laws and regulations on an array…
Linking Mining with Sustainable Development in Afghanistan: The Value of Community-Based Monitoring Approaches
2018
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Journal of Multidisciplinary Reseach at Trent
Roohullah Rahimi
This research attempts to show that community-based monitoring in the mining sector is rooted in the unease about the negative social and environmental impacts of…