The Convention aims at protecting human beings and the environment against industrial accidents by preventing such accidents as far as possible, by reducing their frequency and severity and by mitigating their effects. It promotes active international cooperation between the contracting Parties, before, during and after an industrial accident.

The AKOBEN program is an environmental performance rating and disclosure initiative of the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency. Under the AKOBEN initiative, the environmental performance of the 16 largest mining and 100 largest manufacturing operations is assessed using a five-color rating scheme that indicates environmental performance ranging from excellent to poor. These ratings are performed...

Mineral resource governance*

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations,

Recalling also the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment 1972, its Action Plan and recommendation 56 on mining and mineral resources,

Reaffirming General Assembly resolution A/RES/37/7 of 28 October 1982, entitled “World Charter for Nature” that...