Abbi Buxton

@abbibuxton

Independent Researcher and Associate - Sustainable Development Policy and Practice - Mining Big and Small - Tweets are my own

London, UK
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    3 Dec 2021

    ICYMI: from 's partner spoke to about , and . Listen here:

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    2 Dec 2021

    If you want to hear more from our speaker , check out these BBC programmes: ➡️ 📻 ➡️ 📺

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    29 Nov 2021

    LIVE: of : “People are fighting for a fair price on the ground, I do not see how the will help that. At the end of the day it will be ASM miners on the ground, who will pay the costs but who will support workers on the ground?..."

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    26 Nov 2021

    Join us for our next online panel with and Keiran Doyle discussing "What opportunities and challenges exist between small- and large-scale mining?". Find out more at:

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  5. 30 Nov 2021

    Well deserved acknowledgment of Afrewatch’s “high quality research and advocacy, and it’s close connection with impacted communities”. Congratulations!

    Congratulations to 's partner , winner of the 2021 Human Rights and Business award for their work on and natural resources in 🇨🇩
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    6 Oct 2021

    READ: 's Legal Tools' latest newsletter. Stay up to date with our work to strengthen local rights & voices in investments! Feat. briefs on legitimate , artisanal in the , 's land rights... ->

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    6 Oct 2021

    AFREWATCH salue la publication de l’accord EGC-Trafigura. Il demande cependant la publication complète de l’accord et invite ls autre entreprise de publier leurs accords commerciaux

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  8. 29 Sep 2021

    A and angle on improving supply chain and sector governance in artisanal in the . Thank you to our partner for the fantastic photos!

    Cobalt mining in Democratic Republic of Congo.
    BLOG: Mining cobalt better --> Over the last 12 months, research has found nascent efforts to improve the sector to be at risk of creating “islands of responsibility” while failing to drive the ‘building back better’ agenda.
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  9. 22 Sep 2021

    Responsible sourcing initiatives with limited focus on high performing ASM mine sites risk creating “islands of responsibility” to feed fast expanding supply chains while failing to catalyse structural improvements to achieve impact at scale

    Islands of responsibility? Corporate sourcing of artisanal cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    NEW REPORT: Islands of responsibility? Corporate sourcing of artisanal cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo --> This new issue paper, published with , shares local perspectives on how to improve the artisanal sector in the .
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  10. 22 Sep 2021

    Islands of responsibility? Corporate of artisanal in the . New paper out today in both French and English outlines structural improvements that are needed to achieve impact at scale

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  11. 20 Aug 2021

    Mining - large, small scale and artisanal - raises complex issues about rights to mineral resources, across the life cycle. See our new publication

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  12. 19 Aug 2021

    Check out our new mining publication from on Tenure rights in large-scale and artisanal mining, and what the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure can do for the sector

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    18 Aug 2021

    WANTED: We're hiring a senior researcher to join the legal tools team --> The ideal candidate will have experience of law in a sustainable development context in sub-Saharan Africa. Applications from the global South are encouraged. Deadline is 12 Sept.

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  14. 30 Apr 2021

    Looking forward to sharing our research on artisanal ’ perspectives on governance of the sector SOON. Watch this space!

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    1 Feb 2017

    I visited some artisanal mines in Tanzania; amazing sights. See our wrte-up here: Great initiative

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    1 Feb 2017

    How can artisanal/small-scale make a positive contribution to achieving the SDGs? By :

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    1 Feb 2017

    More updates on IIED's work on artisanal & small-scale are in our January newsletter. Sign up –->

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    1 Feb 2017

    Let's not forget to share w/ miners research results. went back to Geita to explain what we did with

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    1 Feb 2017

    How can we put women @ the center of the sector? Here's the Development Minerals perspective

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    1 Feb 2017

    What role can & should industrial mining take in developing strong & resilient communities? Asking for a friend...

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