Mineral Resource Governance in the 21st Century: Gearing extractive industries towards sustainable development

The IRP Report on Mineral Resource Governance in the 21st Century was requested by the IRP Steering Committee at its 18th Meeting (Cape Town, 6–9 June 2016). The Report also responds to a Recommendation adopted at the 21st Meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (Montreal, 11–14 December 2017).1The structure and content of the Report was informed by a series of expert workshops convened in Davos (15–16 October 2015), Accra (26–27 September 2016), Helsinki (9-10 June 2017), and Lima (22–24 November 2017). It was also informed by a global stakeholder consultation process.