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How a Company Decides to Invest in a Project

How a Company Decides to Invest in a Project

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter overviews investments in oil, gas and mining projects. It includes a comparison of private and state ventures. Sources of income include: cash from existing…
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Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for Extractive…

Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for Extractive Industries

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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What are the key elements of a legal framework for the extractive sector? These can include a country's constitution (for example, laying out who owns natural…
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Allocation of Rights

Allocation of Rights

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Allocation of mineral rights is a significant issue in natural resource management, and illustrates a fundamental difference between extractive industries and other…
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Fiscal Instruments II: Contract-based Systems

Fiscal Instruments II: Contract-based Systems

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Matthew Genasci discusses contract-based systems, including both production sharing arrangements and service contracts, in comparison to royalty tax…
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State-Owned Enterprises: Role and Governance

State-Owned Enterprises: Role and Governance

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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State-controlled companies often play an outsized role in the management of the oil, gas, and mining industries. For example, they control about 90 percent of all global…
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Q&A | Daniel Kaufmann | 2020 May 26

Q&A | Daniel Kaufmann | 2020 May 26

From SDG Academy on 26 May, 2020

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The live Q&A session took place on May 26, 2020, and answered questions related to the natural resource governance in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. Dr.…
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Tackling Extractive Sector Corruption in Unstable…

Tackling Extractive Sector Corruption in Unstable Times: A Conversation Between Leila Kazemi and Alexandra Gillies

From SDG Academy on 28 October, 2020

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This is a recording of a live webinar that took place on October 28, 2020. Oil and mining sector corruption has led to political strife and billions lost in public…
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Political Tripod and Authorizing Environment

Political Tripod and Authorizing Environment

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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in this chapter, Paul Collier looks at the politics of how the economic decision chain, from the discovery process of natural resources to domestic investments. He…
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Environmental Impact Assessments and…

Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Due Diligence

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Saleem Ali provides an overview of the environmental assessment process, by which regulators can manage the ecological and economic costs and benefits of natural…
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The decision chain of natural resource…

The decision chain of natural resource management: Part I

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Discovery of natural resources is difficult; this is evidenced by the fact that in the typical poor country, if we look at how many resources it had discovered per…
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Challenges and Opportunities of Oil, Gas, and…

Challenges and Opportunities of Oil, Gas, and Mining

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Jeffrey Sachs notes that it is, on the whole, good to have mineral resources or coal, oil, or gas resources as major inputs to the economy; major inputs to economic…
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From Mine to Mobile Phone: Market, Players, and…

From Mine to Mobile Phone: Market, Players, and Extraction Process in Mining

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This video explains the differences between mining and oil and gas extraction notably that extraction of oil (hydrocarbon exploitation) produces water as waste, while…
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International Law and the Extractive Industries

International Law and the Extractive Industries

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter covers international laws that can impact the governance of natural resources. Trade law is one example, as it can require governments not to restrict…
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Introduction to Artisanal and Small-scale Mining…

Introduction to Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM)

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Cristina Villegas gives an introduction to artisanal and small-scale mining. She defines artisanal, or small-scale miners, and the issue of defining…
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Human rights and the extractive industries

Human rights and the extractive industries

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Deanna Kemp talks about human rights and key international frameworks on business and human rights, as well as the challenges associated with…
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Engaging Citizens

Engaging Citizens

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Paul Collier looks at why it matters to build a critical mass of citizen understanding so that countries can take decisions that harness resources for…

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