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		<title>Creating Paper Parks or Biodiversity Value in Kyrgyzstan?</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2012/05/15/creating-paper-parks-or-biodiversity-value-in-kyrgyzstan/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=creating-paper-parks-or-biodiversity-value-in-kyrgyzstan</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1995, the Kyrgyz Republic established the Sary-Chat Ertash Reserve or Zapovednik (SCER/SCEZ) near Centerra Gold’s high altitude Kumtor gold mine. While inaccurate maps and politics seem to fuel misunderstandings about the SCER’s boundaries and Kumtor’s impacts, an important question deserves more attention: Is the SCER just another ‘paper park’ or is it generating biodiversity value? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What do Mining and Gardening Have in Common?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Even the most diverse projects in different parts of the world tend to share some communalities in terms of context. And sometimes, recognizing these can be very sobering. Two recent assignments in the lawn and garden sector in North America (ScottsMiracle-Gro) and the mining sector in Central Asia (Centerra Gold's Kumtor mine) drove home the importance of climate change [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian CSR Councellor Launches Consultation on Dispute Resolution Mechanism</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canadian CSR Councellor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mining]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Office of the Extractive Sector Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Counsellor launched consultations on its new dispute-resolution mechanism. Will this - and the role of the CSR Councellor more generally - make the controversial Bill C-300 obsolete? As noted in a media release, the dispute reolution mechanism would be utilized to help settle disputes stemming from operations of Canadian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can CSR in Mining deliver MDG and Reputational Lift?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canadian CSR Councellor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadian CSR Strategy for International Extractives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 6, 2010, the Canadian CSR Councilor, Marketa Evans, delivered her key note speech on 21st Century CSR at the Mining, People and Environment event which preceded the Prospector &#38; Developer Association of Canada’s (PDAC) convention in Toronto. Her comments provided some food for thought and raised interesting discussions. Ms Evans – the Canadian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Continued Industry Opposition to CSR Bill C-300 in Canada</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canadian CSR Councellor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadian CSR Strategy for International Extractives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mining]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clear lines in the sand about CSR Bill C-300 targeting Canadian extractive companies operating abroad: mining advocacy NGOs are in favor and industry  is opposed. But what are administrative implications in terms of possible case load emerging from adoption of this Bill? A look at IFC/MIGA’s Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) office and European Bank's Independent Recourse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CSR Bill C-300 – A Storm in the Tea Cup?</title>
		<link>http://prizmablog.com/2010/01/08/csr-bill-c-300-%e2%80%93-a-storm-in-the-tea-cup/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=csr-bill-c-300-%25e2%2580%2593-a-storm-in-the-tea-cup</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Canadian CSR Strategy for International Extractives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equator Principles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IFC Performance Standards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are some of the heated discussions around the Canadian Bill C-300 designed to regulate the CSR performance of Canadian extractive companies operating abroad a storm in the tea cup? As summarized on a UBC blog by Sheila Ballantyne “Bill C-300 was introduced to the Canadian House of Commons in February of 2009 by Liberal Member of Parliament, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review Mechanism Priority for Canadian CSR Councellor</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Canadian CSR Strategy for International Extractives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Bank (EBRD) Performance Requirements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During a webinar hosted by the Canadian Institute for Mining &#38; Petroleum (CIM) today, Dr. Marketa Evans, the recently appointed CSR Counsellor for the Canadian extractive sector operating abroad, identified the development of a review mechanism of complaints as an emerging priority. In response to questions, Dr. Evans pointed out that there is currently no [...]]]></description>
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