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Summer Newsletter 2023

 
  Sand mining seminar Vietnam

Knowledge exchange on responsible off-shore sand sourcing in Vietnam

The NCEA contributed to a seminar called ‘Experience sharing and cooperation on the assessments of strategic locations and environmental-social impacts of off-shore sand sourcing,’ organised by the Vietnam Geology Department in cooperation with the Netherlands Embassy.

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  Hans Mommaas still

Annual Report 2022 is online

Our Annual Report 2022 is now online. Notable achievements for the international department of the NCEA were, among other things, preparing for the new 10-year programme 2023-2032 and signing agreements for long-time cooperation with a number of countries and organisations.

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  EITI Conference 2023

The EITI standard and NCEA's potential contribution amid rising minerals demand

In June, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) held its first conference in Africa. The growing global demand for critical minerals creates risks and opportunities for resource-rich countries. With a lot of potential for the NCEA to contribute to solutions.

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  newsflash suriname

Workshops on ESIA guidelines for oil & gas in Suriname

From 5-9 June, the NCEA co-facilitated two workshops in Suriname: one for government authorities and NGOs, and one for oil companies and consultants. In this one minute video, Ineke Steinhauer from NCEA talks about the context of the workshop and next steps. 

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  Pnale LandAc

LANDac: presentation of NCEA on inclusivity in social impact assessment

As a presenter and panel member, the NCEA took part in a session on inclusivity in Social Impact Assessment during the LANDac Conference, held from 28th to 30th June in the Netherlands. 

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  Andrea en Lineke

Welcoming new colleagues

In May, two new colleagues joined the NCEA. Andrea Naylor (Project Assistant) and Lineke Mook (Communications and Knowledge Management). Welcome, Andrea and Lineke!

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  Cover Impact Assessment for corridors

Interesting Reads Notification I

In this section, we highlight external resources that might be interesting for you. Firstly, we draw your attention to 'Impact Assessment for corridors: From infrastructure to development corridors', a publication from the Development Corridors Partnership, to which the NCEA contributed: 

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  Mapping pathways cover

Interesting Reads Notification II

Our second recommendation is: 'Mapping pathways; Towards a holistic model for the planning, design, approval and construction of Inclusive and Resilient Linear infrastructure' by USAID, WWF and Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law. The full version and a summary of this milestone report can be found here:

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