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Fiji, built on sand
By: Daniel Franks
Demand for quarried materials has skyrocketed in Fiji, but the development impact of the sector remains hidden. Sand, gravel and stone are the bed rock of modern society. After water and air, sand is the most consumed natural resource on the planet, but we rarely pay it any mind.
Pacific / Fiji
From limestone into toothpaste: the legacy of capacity building with Jamaica's Mining and Geology Division
By: UNDP Jamaica
The capacity building component was very successful and led to a number of changes in infrastructure and staff skills and experience.
Caribbean / Jamaica
With metal prices down, which minerals will pave Africa's development?
By: Daniel Franks
Plunging metal prices have put a group of lesser known and neglected 'Development Minerals' into the spotlight.
Pacific / Fiji
What has salt got to do with development?
By: Daniel Franks
So-called "low value minerals" may not generate the same attention as diamonds, copper or gold, but their value lies in their potential to be minerals of development.
Pacific / Fiji
The ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme is an initiative of African, Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Group of States, coordinated by the ACP Secretariat, financed by the European Commission and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and implemented by UNDP. This 3-year, €13.1 million capacity building program aims to build the profile and improve the management of Development Minerals in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. The sector includes the mining of industrial minerals, construction materials, dimension stones and semi-precious stones.
