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AUSTLII
Australasian Legal Information Institute based at the University of New South Wales provides access to a wide range of databases of legislation in Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific, Asia, and Africa.
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International Nickel Study Group
International Nickel Study Group is an autonomous, intergovernmental organization with nickel producing, consuming and trading countries as members. The objectives of the Group are: (1) to collect and publish improved statistics on nickel markets (including production, consumption, trade, stocks, prices and other statistics such as recycling); (2) to publish other information on nickel, such as data on industry facilities and environmental regulations; and (3) to provide a forum for discussions on nickel issues of interest to nickel producing and consuming countries and their industries, including environmental issues.
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Colorado School of Mines
The Colorado School of Mines, USA, website includes information on acid producing potential of mine overburden and acid mine drainage (AMD) chemistry and treatment.
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MRF
Mineral Resources Forum (MRF) is an Internet framework on the theme of minerals, metals and sustainable development initiated by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) as the principal organ of the UN General Assembly dealing with trade, investment and development issues, as well as the United Nations focal point for the least developed countries.
The global mandate for mineral resources within the United Nations was ssigned to UNCTAD in 1995, and the organization has undertaken several new initiatives in order to respond to this mandate. UNCTAD initiated the website, Mineral Resources Forum (MRF) with the aim of providing a global portal to sustainable development issues related to mineral resources.
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Equator Principles
The Equator Principles have been a huge step forward for the private fi nancial sector, in terms of having a common framework for assessing and managing environmental and social risk in project financing based on an external and respected benchmark, namely the World Bank and IFC sector-specific pollution prevention and abatement guidelines, and IFC safeguard policies (www. equator-principles.com).
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