L'historique du Forum intergouvernemental sur l'exploitation minière, les minéraux, les métaux et le développement durable (IGF)

The IGF was established in 2005 as a UN Type II partnership to help resource-rich countries improve mining governance for sustainable development. It is guided by the Mining Policy Framework (MPF), which covers six pillars including environmental management and post-mining transition. Now comprising over 80 member nations, the IGF provides technical assistance and national assessments to align mining laws with sustainable development goals, with its secretariat hosted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and funded primarily by Canada and the Netherlands.

• The IGF originated from the 2002 UN World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, specifically addressing priorities in paragraph 46 of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation to manage the environmental, economic, health, and social impacts of mining.
• Launched in February 2005 with 25 founding members, the IGF was established as a UN Type II partnership, which allows for flexible, voluntary collaborations between governments and other actors.
• The IGF's primary tool for governance is the Mining Policy Framework (MPF), ratified in 2010 and updated in 2023. The MPF is organized around six pillars: laws, policies and institutions; financial benefits; socio-economic benefits; post-mining transition; environmental management; and artisanal and small-scale mining.
• The IGF provides a two-phase support process for member governments: first, a national assessment to identify gaps in mining laws and regulations relative to the MPF, followed by capacity building and technical assistance.
• The forum has grown from 25 founding members to over 80 nations, including most of the world's major mining jurisdictions.
• The IGF Secretariat was managed by the Canadian government for ten years before being transferred to the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in October 2015. It is currently funded primarily by Canada and the Netherlands.
• The IGF maintains a strategic partnership with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which hosts the forum's annual General Assembly at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2025). L'historique du Forum intergouvernemental sur l'exploitation minière, les minéraux, les métaux et le développement durable (IGF). https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2023-08/history-of-igf-fr.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. L'historique du Forum intergouvernemental sur l'exploitation minière, les minéraux, les métaux et le développement durable (IGF). 2025. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2023-08/history-of-igf-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2025lhistorique, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{L'historique du Forum intergouvernemental sur l'exploitation minière, les minéraux, les métaux et le développement durable (IGF)}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2025}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2023-08/history-of-igf-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }