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Measurement of environmental and social impacts

Countries must weigh the economic benefits of extractive projects against their environmental and social impacts.

Countries must weigh the economic benefits of extractive projects against their environmental and social impacts.

However, environmental and social impacts are often assessed and reported separately from revenues, and by different actors.

This practice results in an incomplete picture of the extractive sector. A more integrated assessment of the impacts of extraction could help policymakers, regulators, companies, citizens and affected communities make more informed decisions on whether extraction should take place and on what terms and conditions.

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Beyond Revenues: Measuring and Valuing Environmental and Social Impacts in Extractive Sector Governance
Report
4 September 2019
How Can Extractive Sector Laws and Policies Contribute to Gender Equality?
23 June 2020
Measuring Environmental and Social Impacts: Tool Explorer

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    Partidos Políticos y Gobernanza de Recursos Naturales: Guía Práctica Para la Formulación de Políticas

    29 October 2018

    Улс төрийн намууд ба байгалийн баялгийн засаглал

    21 September 2018

    Governance and Trade Patterns of Gold Producers in the 2017 Resource Governance Index

    24 August 2018
    Kaisa ToroskainenAnna FlemingJoseph Williams

    Passation de marchés ouverte pour les droits pétroliers, gaziers et miniers: gros plan sur les bonnes pratiques

    28 June 2018

    Open Contracting for Oil, Gas and Mineral Rights: Shining a Light on Good Practice

    26 June 2018

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    News & Insights

    Préstamos respaldados por recursos naturales: profundizando la adicción a la extracción

    LaMula (Peru)
    1 March 2020

    The Oil and Gas Industry in Energy Transitions

    IEA
    1 January 2020

    VIDEO: Discussing Climate Change and Social Unrest with Daniel Kaufmann and Monica Araya

    World Bank Climate
    16 December 2019

    VIDEO: Climate Change and Social Unrest (features Daniel Kaufmann at 30:00)

    Connect4Climate
    16 December 2019

    The vicious cycle of climate change and illicit money in Africa

    The Citizen (Tanzania)
    16 December 2019

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    Executive Course on Oil, Gas and Mining Governance 2019

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    Sunday, September 8, 2019 - 09:00 to Saturday, September 14, 2019 - 18:00
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      State-owned enterprises
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      Tax policy and revenue collection
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