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EGP Newsletter

News from the Environmental Governance Programme, a joint initiative of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and UNDP

By Environmental Governance Programme (EGP)

July 16^th, 2018

global guide launched!

Extracting Good Practices: A Guide for Governments and Partners to Integrate Environment and Human Rights into the Governance of the Mining Sector was co-launched by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and UNDP on June 12, 2018, in Stockholm.

This joint Global Guide seeks to support governments and other stakeholders to better manage the environmental, social and human rights aspects of mining in a way that rebalances relations in favour of more just and sustainable outcomes that benefit the country and local communities, including women and children, now and in the future.

This publication also supports government authorities to actively engage the affected public to participate in rulemaking, licensing, and monitoring of the mining sector.

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Extracting Good Practices: A Guide for Governments and Partners to Integrate Environment and Human Rights into the Governance of the Mining Sector

The stockholm dialogue

June 12, 2018 - World trade center - stockholm, sweden

Gamla Stan and Sodermalm historic districts in Stockholm, Sweden. Photo by iStock.com

The Stockholm Dialogue on the Nexus between Human Rights, Environmental Sustainability and Conflict Prevention took place in Stockholm on 12 June 2018.

More than 100 participants from 26 countries joined the Stockholm Dialogue. They represented national governments, the UN, the academia, civil society organizations, and the private sector, with a special focus on countries with large mineral reserves, including Argentina, Colombia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Peru, and Venezuela.

The Stockholm Dialogue was jointly organized by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, UNDP, UN-Environment, and the Folke Bernadotte Academy.

download the Dialogue Report

Presentations and video recordings

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kwale workshop, May 15-17

The Kwale Workhop on Environmental Governance of the Mining Sector: Putting Policies into Practice was jointly organized by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and UNDP, with support from the Government of Kenya and Kwale County.

The workshop brought together senior decision-makers from the mining sector in resource-rich countries, such as Kenya and Mozambique. It focused on the results and lessons from the mining sector assessments conducted by the EGP in Kenya and Mozambique.

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La Fortuna waterfall, Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica. Photo by costaricaexperts.com

participatory environmental monitoring committees

The Environmental Governance Programme is supporting Argentina, Bolivia, Panama, and Peru to establish and strengthen participatory environmental monitoring committees.

The EGP is also conducting a study on the impact of these committees in improving the governance of the mining sector in resource-rich countries.

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Aerial view of crushed stone quarry machine. Photo by Rusm/iStock.com

webinar series

The Webinar Series initiative was a partnership between the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, UNDP, the NBSAP Forum and GOXI.

This 7-month learning series covered environmental governance as well as social and environmental conflict topics linked to mining, oil, and gas. More than 1,000 people from almost 100 countries participated in the webinars, including key stakeholders in mining sector.

watch all webinars

Colorful mosaic made of backlit agate stones. Photo by Dazika Mrowka/iStock.com

2018 EGP ANNUAL GLOBAL WORKSHOP

Our global workshop will place on October 18-19 in Geneva, Switzerland.

It will be held back to back with the Annual General Meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals, and Sustainable Development (IGF).

Stay tuned for more information on theme, programme and how to register.

We look forward to your attendance!

European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo by Luxiangjian4711/iStock.com

WHO WE ARE

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and UNDP jointly launched the Environmental Governance of Sustainable Natural Resource Management in the Mining Sector Programme (EGP) in 2015. The EGP is fully funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) from 2015 through June 2019.

Using the nexus between the environment and human rights as a lens, the EGP supports governments to integrate environment and human rights in the governance of the mining sector.

The EGP currently provides targeted support to four countries: Colombia, Kenya, Mongolia, and Mozambique. The programme also works at the global and regional level to strengthen knowledge sharing and the exchange of innovative policy approaches within and across countries and regions.

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Amazon river in Brazil. Photo by Prasit Chansarekorn/iStock.com

CONTACT US

UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, New York

Focal points:

Ann Cathrin Pedersen: ann.pedersen@undp.org
Sanna Due: sanna.due@undp.org

Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Stockholm

Focal point:

Maria Bang: Maria.Bang@Naturvardsverket.se

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Cover photo: Rare earth metals extraction in the Bayan’obo Mining District in the west of Inner Mongolia, People’s Republic of China

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Cover photo: Rare earth metals extraction in the Bayan’obo Mining District in the west of Inner Mongolia, People’s Republic of China

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