We want to implement our principles of viewed natural resources as a shared inheritance across minerals, natural resources and the commons, across the globe. At present, we have eight ongoing campaigns:
1. Goenchi Mati Movement is our oldest and most established campaign addressing iron ore mining. The goal is to implement fair mining in the state of Goa, India.
2. Asking UNEP to take an intergenerational equity perspective on Mineral Resource Governance. While the consultation has closed, this is our summary on how minerals should be governed if seen as a shared inheritance of the people alive and all future generations.
3. Deep Seabed Mining in International Waters Beyond National Jurisdiction. Jointly with Goa Foundation, we addressed to the International Seabed Authority asking for a moratorium on mining until we had a much better understanding of what is on the seabed, including both minerals and biodiversity.
4. India’s National Mineral Policy 2019. Prior to the review of the policy, we had some wins in other arms of the national government. The final policy declares “Natural resources, including minerals, are a shared inheritance where the state is the trustee on behalf of the people to ensure that future generations receive the benefit of inheritance. State Governments will endeavour to ensure that the full value of the extracted minerals is received by the State.” Some other aspects of fully implementing intergenerational equity are also included.
5. Zero Loss when selling mineral wealth is a very important driver of the resource curse and a root cause of violations of intergenerational equity. Since extraction usually results in the sale of the mineral, we must ensure zero loss in the sale process.
6. Ethical Government Accounting A crucial error in international government accounting standards must be corrected. This is to force governments to treat mining as the sale of inherited wealth, not “windfall revenue”.
7. Asking for the implementation of Integrity Due Diligence in extractives. Known thieves cannot manage our shared inheritance. That would be irresponsible.
8. Our newest campaign is to examine approaches to implementing intergenerational equity with climate. As part of this work, we have co-founded CASCA, the Cap & Share Climate Alliance.
Other Advocacy
We have also sent in a representation connecting intergenerational equity and human rights. This was part of the consultation on the Draft study on Extractives, Environment and Human Rights by the Working Group on Extractive Industries (WGEI) of the African Commission for Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR).
We also sent a response to a consultation on Just Transition by the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights under the OHCHR.