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It advocates for a multistakeholder model involving government, the private sector, civil society, and academia to ensure legitimacy and effectiveness. The toolkit details eight specific tools—ranging from expert roundtables and policy mapping to online surveys and public forums—designed to generate evidence and foster public consent. 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It details key contractual areas including land tenure, royalties, taxation, and community obligations, while emphasizing the use of international standards like the IFC Performance Standards and EITI. 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By 2011, nine countries had banned the cultivation of MON810 and Amflora potatoes, and over 200 regions declared themselves 'GMO-free'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000825#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Bangladesh, the High Court ruled in 2009 that ship-breaking yards operating without environmental authorization must close, targeting the import of toxic vessels from developed nations like the US and UK.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000825#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Australia, the 'Lock the Gate' campaign created an alliance between farmers and environmentalists to oppose the expansion of open-cut coal mines and coal seam gas extraction, particularly in the Darling Downs region.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000825#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In South Africa, the 2009 National Environmental Waste Management Act for the first time recognized waste pickers in national legislation, supporting their role in environmental sustainability.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000825#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Norway, the government decided on March 11, 2011, to suspend oil activities in the Lofoten, Vesterålen, and Senja areas to protect sensitive marine ecosystems and the world's largest remaining cod stock.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000825#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["coal-fired power station","gas flaring","climate legislation","GMO","waste management","deforestation","carbon capture and storage","agroecology","sustainable transport","biodiversity conservation","land-use planning","desertification"],"geography_discussed":["Costa Rica","Uruguay","Germany","Nigeria","United Kingdom","Bangladesh","Australia","South Africa","Norway","France","Philippines","Ghana","Mozambique","El Salvador","Cameroon","South Korea","Scotland","Honduras","Belgium","United States","Uganda","Japan","Denmark","Indonesia","Hungary","Colombia","Togo","Ukraine","Switzerland","People's Republic of China"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","retrospective"]},{"id":"foei-000826","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/foei-000826","title":"mobilise, resist, transform and successes 40 years of struggles","publisher":{"name":"Friends of the Earth International","organization":"friends-of-the-earth-international"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2011","source_url":"https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/40-years-of-struggles-and-successes.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report documents various environmental and social justice campaigns led by Friends of the Earth (FoE) member groups across the globe. 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It details a survey conducted across seven West African countries and Kenya, which reveals overwhelming support for national multi-stakeholder Internet governance forums (IGFs). The findings emphasize that while mobile penetration has grown rapidly, significant gaps remain in broadband access, digital literacy, and regional interconnectivity. The document argues for a holistic policy approach that integrates Internet governance with sustainable development goals, including environmental stewardship and e-governance, while advocating for a shift from top-down government control to inclusive, multi-stakeholder dialogue.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001909#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"There is overwhelming support among surveyed stakeholders for the creation of national multi-stakeholder Internet governance forums (IGFs) to discuss policy, with 91% of respondents favoring such a mechanism.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001909#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While mobile phone penetration has increased significantly across Africa, reaching 41 per cent by 2010, fixed broadband subscription rates have remained largely stagnant at 0.1 per cent between 2005 and 2010.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001909#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The most critical priorities for Internet policy in West Africa are access, security, privacy, and the prevention of abuse/misuse, though intellectual property rights and critical Internet resources are of less immediate concern.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001909#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a strong consensus that the responsibility for the domestic evolution of the Internet should be shared among government, the private sector, technical developers, and users, although 29% believe it should be the government's sole responsibility.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001909#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Stakeholders expressed high concern regarding the environmental impact of ICTs, specifically citing e-waste, the extraction of raw materials, and carbon emissions from equipment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001909#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"West African countries face significant infrastructure challenges, including a lack of regional Internet backbones and a shortage of domestic Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), with only Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, and Nigeria possessing them.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001909#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Privatization and liberalization of telecommunications in West Africa have yielded mixed results; Senegal is cited as a success due to the privatization of Sonatel, whereas processes in Nigeria and Ghana were hampered by political interference and poor regulatory legitimacy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001909#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Regional efforts to harmonize policy are led by ECOWAS and WATRA, with ECOWAS passing acts on cybercrime and personal data protection in 2008 to address legal voids.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001909#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["digital divide","carbon dioxide emissions","sustainable development"],"geography_discussed":["Burkina Faso","The Gambia","Ghana","Liberia","Nigeria","Senegal","Sierra Leone","Togo","Kenya","Cote d‘Ivoire"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy review","stakeholder survey"]},{"id":"saiia-000627","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/saiia-000627","title":"Conference on “The APRM: Taking Peer Learning to the Next Level” Kampala, Uganda, 20-21 July 2010 Communiqué","publisher":{"name":"South African Institute of International Affairs","organization":"south-african-institute-of-international-affairs"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2010-07-21","source_url":"https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/aprm_communique_kampala_20100729.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed"],"summary":{"text":"The communiqué from the July 2010 Kampala conference identifies critical areas for improving the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). 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