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This information and toolkit for civil society organizations and affected communities on Industrial Mining and Local Communities: Supporting human rights-based development in the context of industrial mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo was published by the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative in July 2016. Lien De Brouckere was the editor of the document.

Written in a question-and-answer format, the 150-page information and toolkit provides basic legal and factual information, tools and strategies on four key subjects of industrial mining (legal regulations, project life cycle, roles and responsibilities, impact assessment), local communities (representation, actions, documentation and monitoring, access to remedy), benefits (royalties and taxes, local content, local development agreements, and financial management), and negative impacts (land acquisition and compensation, environmental pollution, cultural heritage impacts, conflicts). The information and tools are based on domestic DRC laws and regulations, regional and international standards, industry best practice and experiences of civil society organizations and affected communities in DRC and globally.

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• The document is available in French.