Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. These include learning (the acquisition of information and rules for ...

In human civilisation, prosperity and progress come when human beings start to organise themselves into institutional setup. The progress of any nation depends on how the institutions are arranged in ...

Adopting environmental management as a central component of the extractive business model has been a priority in the last two decades, which has made environmental impact assessments (EIA) critical ...

“Extractive” is a tough word. “Extractive” evokes strip mining and mountaintop removal, age-old resources being burned for short-lived gains. It’s dirty work, in multiple senses of the term; the ...

New York, 25 May 2021—United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will convene leaders and ministers from 18 countries that heavily rely on extractive industries in a roundtable discussion today ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In January 2023, the federal government of the United States issued landmark decisions affecting two controversial projects to exploit mineral ...

Extractive political institutions concentrate power in the hands of a narrow elite and place few constraints on the exercise of this power. Extractive economies sow the seeds of their own destruction ...

Local economic development and diversification policies are becoming a priority in many mineral-rich developing countries. These policies aim to ensure extractive industries support the development of ...

'Overtourism' has become a popular phrase to describe mass travel to any one location. But what exactly is extractive tourism? The term ‘overtourism’ has become the go-to expression to describe mass ...