The Ministry of Environment’s General Directorate of Environmental Knowledge and Information and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) are bringing decision makers together to map the country’s essential regions for biodiversity, climate change mitigation and sustainable development.
Article, 04 May 2021
Transitioning to a more sustainable and inclusive economy that will deliver the SDGs requires increased consideration of the social and environmental impacts of supply chains.
After touring mine sites in Geita, one of Tanzania s main gold-producing regions, participants in an IIED-organised workshop on how to make artisanal and small-scale mining in the country more sustainable, ask questions of the sites directors and mineworkers (Photo: Steve Arnau/IIED)
Mineral supply chains have particularly significant impacts, both on the environment and on the conditions of workers in these supply chains. IIED s work on sustainable mineral markets targets government and private sector policymaking to ensure a focus on inclusion and equality.
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