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This introductory research paper provides a socio-economic profile of Mozambique, detailing its transition from a period of rapid post-civil war growth (1993-2015) to a more recent period of economic slowdown and structural challenges. It highlights the country's extreme poverty, high inequality, and the risks and opportunities associated with its extractive industries.

This fact sheet describes the Standing Together for Environmental Defenders (STAND) initiative, a collaboration between the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Alliance for Land, Indigenous, and Environmental Defenders (ALLIED) designed to support grassroots environmental defenders facing security risks and systemic barriers.

This case study examines the use of Impact and Benefit Agreements (IBAs) in Canada to protect Indigenous rights and promote local employment, focusing specifically on the Voisey’s Bay nickel mine in Newfoundland and Labrador. It details how the Joint Education and Training Authority (JETA), supported by federal funding, acted as an Indigenous-led intermediary to train local Innu and Inuit peoples for roles at the mine.

This policy brief examines the relationship between natural resource extraction and the funding of four violent extremist groups in Africa: al-Shabaab, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), the Janjaweed militia, and Boko Haram. It finds that while some groups rely heavily on illicit trade in charcoal, ivory, or gold, others have little to no connection to resource extraction.

This 2009 report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines the use and impact of investment incentives used by Southeast Asian nations to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). It analyzes how these incentives affect economic growth, government revenue, technology transfer, employment, and the environment, while exploring the dynamics of investment competition within the region and with China.

This policy brief examines China's expanding economic role in the Mekong region, specifically its investments in natural resources, energy, and infrastructure in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. It highlights China's strategic shift toward securing foreign resources to fuel its domestic industrial growth and the resulting environmental and social challenges in host countries.