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21 November 2019
Other News

Global Tailings Review launches public consultation to improve mine tailing standard

The International Council on Mining and Metals, United Nations Environment Programme, and Principles for Responsible Investment have co-convened a review process to establish an international standard for the safe management of dam tailings.
August 2020

Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The Global Tailings Review convened by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), and the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) launched the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management.

June 2017

Mine Tailings Storage: Safety is no Accident

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Acknowledging community concerns over the impact of tailings dam failures, such as at Mount Polley and Samarco, this report seeks to examine and explain why tailings dam failures continue to occur.

December 2018

A Roadmap for improved mine waste management

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Modern society is highly dependent upon mined materials. A by-product of mining, however, is the generation of large quantities of mine waste. Mining companies, communities and governments recognize that mine waste can damage the environment and impact lives and livelihoods. To facilitate successful mining practices, they are committed to work together to minimise the impact of the industry.
19 January 2021

#GGKPwebinar - How to strengthen mineral resource governance in 2021

Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP)
In this #GGKPwebinar organized jointly with the International Resource Panel and United Nations Environment Programme, experts discuss mineral resource governance ahead of urgent and procedural decision making at the 5th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5).
2 September 2018 to 3 September 2018

Olomouc, Czech Republic

Face-to-face

Short Course in Climate Extremes and Risk Analysis

As part of the 19th Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG2018), this short course focuses on statistical methods and data analysis in the field of climate and risk.
11 December 2019
Other News

Call for Proposals - Implementation of the UNEA4 Resolution 19 on Mineral Resource Governance

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is looking for a technical institution partner to support its work towards implementing the UNEA4 resolution on Mineral Resource Governance. Applications are sought from Academia (Research Institutes, Universities), Non-

26 January 2021

A new way of living...for the people and the planet!

Gloria Ordóñez Valenzuela

COVID-19 and its challenges have arrived to slow down our daily rhythm, restructuring life as we knew it, leaving millions of people confined inside their homes, impacting, and drastically changing our lifestyles.

24 November 2020

An inclusive digital green economy in the making

Yaxuan Chen
Digital adoption has triggered qualitative changes for a green economy and renewable energy transition. However, for a transformation to happen, policymakers need to strategically address new business models that embrace the development and deployment of digital technologies for data generation, storage, transmission and analysis.
30 June 2020
Research

6 Ways to Remove Carbon Pollution from the Sky

This blog post shares insightful information upon carbon pollution.

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