26 March 2024
Father Nicholas Barla, Indigenous Peoples Advisory Forum (IPAF) member and ASI Standards Committee member, as well as Mark Annandale, ASI’s Director of Research and IPAF Adviser are involved in this important mining sector sustainability initiative.
Read more30 January 2024
The objectives of the project conducted by ASI and Indigenous Peoples Advisory Forum (IPAF) in Guinea are to conduct training workshops, focusing on the bauxite mining cycle from exploration to extraction and rehabilitation, and share this information with local communities in local languages.
Read more24 October 2023
The Guinea Project, an initiative to increase mining education in local communities impacted by bauxite mining, has made meaningful progress through workshops and training held in September and October, facilitated by ASI Secretariat members Dr Penda Diallo and Mark Annandale.
Read more25 August 2023
Climate, nature and human rights issues are colliding in the energy transitions efforts that are underway. A workshop hosted this month by Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia brought together a curated group of 35 First Nations, industry, government, academia and initiative representatives under Chatham House rules to discuss the challenges and imperatives for a just transition.
Read more17 August 2023
ASI has just published the findings of exploratory and explanatory research to support a better understanding and perception of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, primarily with local communities.
Read more4 August 2023
The "Indigenous-led Participatory and Cumulative Impact Assessment Guidance Document" enables global application of IPCIA by Indigenous Peoples in their own contexts.
Read more12 July 2023
The research titled "Understanding the perception of Local and rural communities in bauxite mining regions - A compilation of research results from Guinea" was completed in April 2023.
Read more30 April 2023
The manual aims to provide other Indigenous Peoples worldwide with a tool to identify and evaluate the potential impacts of multiple actions or projects in their own community contexts. This work was supported under ASI’s Indigenous Peoples Advisory Forum (IPAF) activities.
Read more25 April 2023
ASI and the Indigenous Peoples Advisory Forum are leading a series of capacity-building workshops on mining throughout bauxite exploration and mining regions in Australia and Guinea.
Read more12 April 2023
ASI’s Performance Standard includes criteria for the management of bauxite residue risks. With around 25% of global alumina production from Entities with ASI Performance Standard certification, ASI seeks to ensure that companies are using good practice technologies in their operations.
Read more23 February 2023
A study from The University of Queensland identified 5,097 mining projects involving about 30 minerals needed in the energy transition, and found some 54% are located on or near Indigenous peoples’ lands.
Read more11 January 2023
ASI and IPAF (Indigenous Peoples Advisory Forum) held a workshop and meetings in India between 12-19 September 2022.
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