Publications
IPIS Due Diligence series – Comparative analysis between cobalt and 3T sourcing from the DRC
- Guillaume de Brier, Hadassah Arian, Lotte Hoex | 26 juillet 2021
This report compares the supply chains and traceability of 3T and cobalt ores in order to identify similarities, differences, and lessons learned from the decade of 3T experience in responsible sourcing, for the emerging cobalt initiatives. The experience of regulating responsible sourcing in the 3T sector has taught us the importance of engaging producing countries
Review paper – The EU Conflict Minerals Regulation: Implementation at the EU Member State level
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| 9 juin 2021
A Coalition of European NGOs working on responsible mineral sourcing, including IPIS, published a review paper discussing the state of implementation of the European Conflict Minerals Regulation across European Union Member States. The report highlights the shortcomings of the Regulation and the general lack of transparency that hinders effective and efficient monitoring of companies.
Belgium’s fight against conflict diamonds: an assessment of the country’s diamond sector controls from a global perspective
- Hans Merket
- Didier Verbruggen, Michael Elliot | 31 mai 2021
In its new report, IPIS assesses Belgium’s fight against conflict diamonds. The report focusses on the Belgian city of Antwerp, which has played a central role in the global diamond trade for centuries. Yet as the world’s diamond hub, Antwerp not only attracted the best but also the worst of this diverse industry. In no uncertain terms, a series of UN and NGO reports linking Antwerp to bloody civi
IPIS Insights -The artisanal and small scale mining sector in eastern DRC six months after the Covid-19 outbreak
- Guillaume de Brier, Ken Matthysen
- Lotte Hoex | 19 avril 2021
In April 2020, when the Coronavirus spread around the world, IPIS started monitoring the impact of the pandemic on the production and trade of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). IPIS published a report in October 2020 that discussed the results of several rounds of consultations with ASM stakeholders at nearly 90 Tin, Tantalum, Tung
Voices from Tanzania – case studies on Business & Human Rights (Volume 3)
- AJISO, FEMAPO, Governance Links Tanzania, PILIDO, TCCIA
- IPIS, Mieke Thierens | 1 avril 2021
The Voices from Tanzania series supports local field-based studies into business and human rights topics in Tanzania. This third volume presents five cases studies that focus on the human rights impact of large-scale infrastructure projects. Download this publication in pdf Pakua muhtasari kwa kiswahili The studies assessed the human rights impact of 3 energy supply projects– the East African Crud
Évaluation des Programmes de Diligence Raisonnable pour les Minerais du Conflit
La loi « Dodd-Frank Act » de 2010 oblige les entreprises enregistrées aux États-Unis qui s’approvisionnent en «minerais du conflit » dans la région des Grands Lacs d’Afrique à exercer une diligence raisonnable. (L’UE impose désormais des conditions similaires.). Les programmes de diligence raisonnable, suivant les directives de l’OCDE, permettent une surveillance continue de la production et le tr
National Baseline Assessment – Business and Human Rights in Belgium
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| 17 mars 2021
IPIS contributed to the Belgian National Baseline Assessment (NBA). The report covers the findings and recommendations of the NBA. The NBA charts the progress made by Belgian authorities and companies since the launch of Belgium’s first National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, in June 2017. The research was commissioned by the Belgian Federal Institute for Sustainable Developme
Report on the Third Multi-stakeholder Conference on Business and Human Rights in Tanzania
- BHRT - CHRAGG - IPIS
- Mieke Thierens | 27 février 2021
This report presents a summary of the outcomes of the Third Multi-stakeholder Conference on Business and Human Rights in Tanzania which was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on the 17th of February 2021, at Holliday Inn Hotel. The conference was part of the project “Improving, monitoring, research and dialogue on business and human rights in Tanzania”, which aims at building local and
Promoting peaceful and seasonal migration in Northern Central African Republic
- Guillaume de Brier, Peer Schouten
- Alexandre Jaillon, Alistair Steward | 9 février 2021
“You can negotiate with an armed group, not with the drought” The borderlands of the Central African Republic (CAR) are home to one of the largest seasonal livestock migrations (transhumance) in the world. Decades of unrest and crisis, however, have brutally disrupted most aspects of herding—the routes taken, the people involved, governance mechanisms, as well as relations to local populations. To
Voix du Congo: Analyse des incidents liés aux chaînes d’approvisionnement stannifères et aurifères (3TG) dans les territoires de Walungu et Kabare, Sud-Kivu, RDC
- Benjamin BISIMWA, Innocent IRENGE
- Erik Gobbers | 2 février 2021
Une publication de la série: VOIX DU CONGO Depuis Novembre 2018, International Peace Information Service (IPIS) met en oeuvre le projet « Kufatilia » visant à renforcer la transparence dans le monitoring des incidents liés à l’exploitation minière artisanale. En complément du suivi des incidents, le CRESA a également assuré le suivi et la mitigation des incidents dans les sites miniers a
The Impact of Covid-19 on artisanal mining in Western Central African Republic
- Alexandre Jaillon
- Lotte Hoex, Thomas Muller | 21 janvier 2021
To assess the socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector in Western Central African Republic (CAR), IPIS conducted a series of phone surveys with key informants located on 260 gold and diamond mining sites. The Covid-19 pandemic has been particularly harsh on the artisanal mining sector in Western CAR, emphasizing existing trends since the 2
Voix du Congo: Suivi des incidents dans les chaines d’approvisionnement artisanales dans la zone minière de Rubaya, territoire de Masisi, Nord Kivu
- Raoul Banywesize Busime
- Erik Gobbers | 15 décembre 2020
Une publication de la série : VOIX DU CONGO Dans la série ‘Voix du Congo’, l’institut interculturel Pole Institute présente une étude sur les incidents dans les chaînes d’approvisionnement artisanales dans la zone minière de Rubaya, territoire de Masisi dans la province du Nord Kivu (RDC). Pole Institute est un centre de recherche-action qui se concentre sur la prévention et la résolution des conf
L’impact de l’extraction des diamants sur les communautés locales en Afrique. Résultats des recherches de terrain des membres du PK CSC.
- Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition
- Didier Verbruggen | 19 novembre 2020
Entre mai et août 2020, les organisations membres de la société civile du PK ont mené des projets de recherche dans leurs pays sur l’un des trois domaines d’intérêt suivants : les (dés)avantages de l’extraction de diamants pour les communautés locales (CECIDE/AMINES, GAERN, NMJD, CNRG, Green Advocates, CENADEP), la violence causée par l’extraction de diamants (ZELA, RELUFA) et les droits fonciers
The mining sector in Tanzania, Delve Country Profile
- Laure Gerig, Lotte Hoex, Nathan Schneck (Pact), Patricia Ndagano (World Bank) | 19 novembre 2020
In partnership with Delve, IPIS produced a profile of the ASM sector in Tanzania. The Country Profile compiles information on the mining governance framework, provides data on key ASM minerals and analyses the contribution of artisanal mining to the SDGs.
The mining sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Delve Country Profile
- Laure Gerig, Lotte Hoex, Nathan Schneck (Pact), Patricia Ndagano (World Bank) | 5 novembre 2020
In partnership with Delve, IPIS produced a profile of the ASM sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Country Profile compiles information on the mining governance framework, provides data on key ASM minerals and analyses the contribution of artisanal mining to the SDGs.
L’exploitation minière artisanale à Beni-Mbau : Etat des lieux et cartographie des sites miniers
- Henri Kamabu Ngavo, Herman Hamuli Miruho, Janvier Murairi, Ken Matthysen, Mieke Thierens | 30 octobre 2020
Dans le cadre du consortium « Ensemble pour Beni », l’OIM, l’IPIS, l’ASSODIP et l’ASADHO ont réalisé une évaluation de base du secteur minier artisanal dans le territoire de Beni. Ce rapport donne une vue d’ensemble du secteur et analyse les possibilités de promouvoir des chaînes d’approvisionnement en minéraux responsables.
The impact of Covid-19 on artisanal mines in western CAR
- Alexandre Jaillon, Lotte Hoex | 16 octobre 2020
To assess the socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the artisanal and small-scale sector in the Central African Republic, IPIS conducted a series of phone interviews targeting key informants to collect information on minerals production, prices and illegal taxation on gold and diamond artisanal mining sites in western CAR.
The impact of Covid-19 on the artisanal mining sector in eastern DRC
- Guillaume de Brier, Ken Matthysen, Lotte Hoex
- Zacharie Bulakali
- Thomas Muller | 14 octobre 2020
As Covid-19 spreads around the world, artisanal mining communities experience once more how much their livelihoods depend on the global economy. Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, IPIS has closely monitored its impact on 3T, gold and diamond mining and trade in the DRC.
IPIS Open Data dashboard on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in eastern DRC
- Thomas Muller | 8 octobre 2020
The IPIS Open Data dashboard on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) enables users to query and subset IPIS Open Data using various combinations of filters. The dashboard was designed to complement the IPIS Webmap of DRC.
Voix du Congo : « Analyse des incidents dans la chaine d’approvisionnement de l’or artisanal à Misisi »
- Julien Mapenzi - APDE
- Guillaume de Brier | 7 septembre 2020
Une publication de la série : VOIX DU CONGO Dans la série Voix du Congo, l’Action pour la paix et le développement (APDE) présente une étude sur les incidents dans la chaine d’approvisionnement de l’or artisanal à Misisi. Action pour la paix et le développement (APDE) est une ONG à vocation socio-juridique, apolitique et non-confessionnelle travaillant sur les mines, les droits de l’Homme e