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Explore our publications on a wide range of topics, to find the powerful facts, stories and approaches that underpin our work to make the extractive industry more open, accountable and participatory.
Feminist Natural Resource Governance Agenda
Why do we need a feminist agenda? Advancing women’s rights vis-à-vis extractive industries requires an intersectional and transformative feminist natural resource governance agenda that centers the leadership and lived realities of women and frontline communities. Download the feminist agenda This policy agenda was originally developed in 2020 by the Working Group on Gender Justice and […]
From village to parliament, herdswomen build a movement to stop pollution and illegal mining
Story of Change Two herdswomen living near the River Tuul complained to local authorities about gravel mining that was creating dust, causing villagers ill health and preventing them from farming. Receiving no satisfactory response, the women began to organise villagers to protest, and with the help of PWYP Mongolia (the TAN Coalition) they formed an […]
PWYP Members in Niger finally released. Now their charges must be dropped.
After spending six months in jail on fabricated charges, three members of the global Publish What You Pay (PWYP) movement in Niger were released on bail, following a concerted campaign by civil society groups around the world. On 29 September 2020, Maïkoul Zodi was granted bail by a senior judge in Niger’s capital, Niamey. The […]
PWYP survey reveals the breadth of achievement among national coalitions
In March 2020 the Publish What you Pay International Secretariat commissioned a survey of National Coalition Coordinators that asked about the activities and experiences of their coalitions over the previous 12 months. The purpose of the survey was to help track the Secretariat’s progress in implementing PWYP’s 2025 Vision strategy and to gather further information […]
Putting women at the centre of extractive sector governance
With support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PWYP coalitions are continuing their work to help bring decisions by women, that benefit women, to extractive sector governance As the global coronavirus crisis continues to cause devastating upheaval, an interesting trend has been observed: that of better outcomes […]
Niger: human rights defenders still unjustly detained for more than six months
Johannesburg, 15 September 2020 *** Update 30 September 2020: Moudi Moussa and Halidou Mounkaila have been released on bail. ** Update 29 September 2020: Maikoul Zodi has been released on bail. On 15 September 2020 it will be six months since three human rights defenders were jailed in Niger simply for participating in peaceful protests calling for […]
Benefit sharing: Zimbabwe case study
Tracing progress towards revenue transparency and revenue sharing in the Zimbabwe extractives sector 2013-2019 The advocacy campaign by Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Zimbabwe aiming to influence mining revenue transparency and benefit sharing in the extractives sector in Zimbabwe is the focus of this case study. PWYP Zimbabwe was created in 2011, coincidentally this same year the Government of […]
Benefit sharing: Cameroon case study
Sharing African mining sector profits impact of mining reform The purpose of this case study is to share the work carried out by the PWYP coalition in Cameroon, as well as its member organisations, on the issue of profit sharing in the mining sector over the last decade. For each of the actions taken, a reminder […]
Benefit sharing: Burkina Faso case study
The 1% gold revenue campaign – a benefit sharing campaign by PWYP Burkina Faso The Publish What You Pay (PWYP) coalition has undertaken studies of its members’ advocacy campaigns at the national level to improve the redistribution of revenue from the mining sector. It is primarily an exercise in reflection and self-evaluation. Burkina Faso is […]
Studies in hope, resilience and achievement: how communities are benefiting from mining in Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Zimbabwe
Studies in hope, resilience and achievement: how communities are benefiting from mining in Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Zimbabwe Our 1000 Publish What You Pay (PWYP) member organisations around the world have a common vision: that their countries’ populations share the benefits of the wealth generated by their natural resources, and that the way to do […]
Towards sustainable economies in oil dependent countries
As oil prices plunge and the Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact the world, civil society must embrace new opportunities for influencing long-term policymaking in oil-dependent countries As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, countries face the dual crises of public health emergencies and economic devastation. This twofold burden is especially challenging in oil-dependent countries, where governments are […]
Democratic Republic of Congo: harassment of Jean Claude Katende, a leader in the fight for human rights and transparency
Communique September 2020 Download the PDF version and please disseminate widely. Publish What You Pay (PWYP)’s Africa Steering Committee (ASC) calls on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) authorities to do everything possible to end the harassment of Jean-Claude Katende. The accession of the current President and his government gave rise to new hope of […]