INTERGOVERNMENTAL FORUM FOR MINING, MINERALS, METAL AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
November 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE FIRST meeting of an Intergovernmental Forum for Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development has been held, in Geneva, Switzerland, with delegates already issuing practical recommendations. The aim of this UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)-coordinated body is to promote growth through mining in developing and emerging economies, but in a way that does not built up legacy costs through environmental and health problems. Elected its first chair, Gary Nash, assistant deputy minister of Natural Resources Canada (a federal ...
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