What we do
How much water is a mining project consuming? Have people lost their land? Has a company paid the correct fees for environmental mitigation plans? Understanding the effects of extraction goes far beyond financial flows. People need the right information on the environmental and social impacts so they can make informed decisions about projects in their area and hold companies and governments accountable.
PWYP’s campaigning with our members in countries as diverse as the Philippines, Mexico and Guinea highlights the importance of the social and environmental effects of extraction, calling for full information on these impacts to be made publicly available for all extractive projects. As a result, the effects of extractive projects on communities and ecosystems are now included in many EITI reports. PWYP strives to ensure that social and environmental costs are incorporated into all conversations about natural resource use, so people can make informed decisions about projects and hold companies and governments accountable for fair and sustainable extraction.
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Who is working on this
You'll find the members engaging on this area of work here.