Research for the 2021 edition of NRGI's Resource Governance Index has begun. The index measures the governance of oil, gas and mining sectors in resource-producing countries and provides freely available public data to help inform evidence-based decision-making.

The resource governance dimensions of Hollywood blockbuster Black Panther, a groundbreaking online oil sector simulation and extractive contracts transparency were all hot topics this year.

NRGI offers global and regional courses (both in-person and online) that are tailored to civil society advocates, government officials, journalists, parliamentarians and other actors who are working to improve the management of oil, gas and minerals.

As an eventful year in resource governance draws to a close, revisit these top 10 reads from NRGI.

A pesar del retiro del gobierno estadounidense del acuerdo de París sobre cambio climático, las políticas para reducir las emisiones de carbono siguen ganando terreno.

If countries can improve their governance, they might be able to benefit from a nascent minerals boom and supply the world with the materials needed to power the low-carbon economy.

In most countries, national governments negotiate extraction contracts with companies and collect the revenues, but it is those closest to the extraction site that see their physical and economic landscape change most dramatically.