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Towards sustainable resource management: Graph modelling insights from Ghana's oil and gas local content ecosystem 实现可持续资源管理：加纳石油和天然气当地含量生态系统的图表建模见解

IF 3.6 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2024-11-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2024.101570

Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah

A critical aspect of the management of oil and gas resources in Ghana is the effective promotion and development of local content to maximise the participation of local businesses and workforce in the oil and gas industry. This study examined local content drive in Ghana's oil and gas sector, analyzing its functional relations with institutional characteristics, participation, technology transfer, and economic growth via graph modelling framework. A total of 250 key stakeholders were involved in this cross-sectional study. A network analysis revealed the centrality of institutional characteristics in driving local content development, while economic growth was the least integrated domain. Diverse strengths and directionality of connections between domains were observed, which highlight the complexity of areas of influence and potential challenges. Process modelling analysis showed a significant positive direct effect of institutional characteristics on local content drive, emphasizing the critical role of robust and supportive institutions in driving local content initiatives. Conversely, economic growth exhibited a smaller yet significant negative direct effect, indicating a trade-off between economic expansion and local content focus. The broader implications of these findings are discussed, and recommendations are proposed to enhance the effectiveness of local content drive in Ghana's oil and gas sector.

加纳石油和天然气资源管理的一个重要方面是有效促进和发展本地内容，以最大限度地提高本地企业和劳动力在石油和天然气行业的参与度。本研究考察了加纳石油和天然气行业的本地含量驱动力，通过图表模型框架分析了其与机构特征、参与、技术转让和经济增长之间的功能关系。共有 250 名主要利益相关者参与了这项横向研究。网络分析显示，机构特征在推动本地内容发展方面居于核心地位，而经济增长则是整合程度最低的领域。各领域之间的联系具有不同的优势和方向性，凸显了影响领域和潜在挑战的复杂性。过程建模分析表明，机构特征对本地内容驱动力有显著的正向直接影响，这强调了强大和支持性机构在推动本地内容倡议方面的关键作用。与此相反，经济增长表现出较小但显著的负直接影响，表明经济扩张与注重本地内容之间存在权衡。本文讨论了这些发现的广泛影响，并提出了提高加纳石油和天然气行业本地含量驱动有效性的建议。

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Valuation and conflicts in the Peruvian extractive frontier: Towards a politics of value analytical framework 秘鲁采掘前沿的价值评估与冲突：建立价值政治分析框架

IF 3.6 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2024-11-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2024.101563

Peter Leys

This article contributes to the on-going debate about how to understand extractive conflicts. What drives conflicts in areas of extraction? Do local people mobilize to reject extraction outright, or do they mobilize to secure rents and compensation from extractive projects? Political ecologists and ecological economists argue that different incommensurable languages of valuation challenge monetary value in a contest of values. Political economists disagree and argue that the majority of conflicts are about compensation, not alternative valuations. In this article, I suggest that value does indeed play a key role in extractive conflicts, but I also recognize the criticisms presented by political economy. To explore an alternative usage of value for understanding extractive conflicts, I draw on David Graebers anthropological notion of value, through which I elaborate an analytical framework of a politics of value, illustrated by three case studies of extractive conflicts in the Peruvian Andes. By analyzing conflicts in the extractive frontier as a ‘politics of value’, this article re-thinks how we understand the complicated dynamics of value and valuation in the extractive frontier and develops an analytical framework of a politics of value, to understand how conflict dynamics shape valuation, and how valuation, in turn, shapes conflict dynamics.

本文为正在进行的关于如何理解采掘冲突的辩论做出了贡献。是什么推动了采掘地区的冲突？是当地人动员起来断然拒绝采掘，还是他们动员起来确保从采掘项目中获得租金和补偿？政治生态学家和生态经济学家认为，在价值观的较量中，不同的不可通约的估价语言对货币价值提出了挑战。政治经济学家不同意这种观点，他们认为大多数冲突都与补偿有关，而非替代估值。在本文中，我认为价值的确在采掘冲突中扮演着关键角色，但我也承认政治经济学提出的批评。为了探索另一种理解采掘冲突的价值用法，我借鉴了戴维-格拉伯斯（David Graebers）的人类学价值概念，并通过对秘鲁安第斯山脉采掘冲突的三个案例研究，阐述了价值政治的分析框架。通过将采掘前沿的冲突分析为 "价值政治"，本文重新思考了我们如何理解采掘前沿复杂的价值和估值动态，并建立了一个价值政治的分析框架，以理解冲突动态如何塑造估值，以及估值又如何反过来塑造冲突动态。

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Exploring the land dispossession and criminalisation of the Basarwa peoples' livelihoods in Botswana: A narrative through the lens of the Basarwa peoples 探讨博茨瓦纳巴萨瓦人的土地被剥夺和生计被定罪的问题：通过巴萨瓦人的视角进行叙述

IF 3.6 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2024-10-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2024.101568

Lesedi Mashumba

The Central Kalahari Game Reserve(CKGR) and the Basarwa(the San or Bushmen) have been a locus of protracted struggles over land, resource rights, and citizenship. Despite the long history of the Basarwa peoples as the inhabitants of the CKGR, the government of Botswana reinforced their relocations to new resettlement areas. This study aimed to explore the Basarwa peoples’ experiences and perceptions of the land dispossessions and resettlements. In-depth face-to-face interviews using semi-structured questions with thirty-six(36) participants from three resettlement communities were administered and through data explication themes emerged. Key findings reveal that despite the opening of a diamond mine in the game reserve and a booming tourism industry, the development/modernisation promises which were offered by the government to enforce relocations were far from being realised. The study argues that such fosters the diminishing of the Basarwa selfhood in ways that (re)dismember¹ them from the human family through engaging with concepts of belonging, autochthony, othering, enclosures and cultural genocide.

中卡拉哈里野生动物保护区（CKGR）和巴萨瓦人（桑人或布须曼人）一直是围绕土地、资源权利和公民权展开长期斗争的地方。尽管巴萨瓦人作为卡拉达野生动物保护区的居民有着悠久的历史，但博茨瓦纳政府却强迫他们搬迁到新的安置区。本研究旨在探讨巴萨瓦人对土地剥夺和重新安置的经历和看法。采用半结构化问题对来自三个重新安置社区的三十六（36）名参与者进行了深入的面对面访谈，并通过数据阐释得出了一些主题。主要研究结果表明，尽管在野生动物保护区开设了钻石矿，旅游业也蓬勃发展，但政府为强制搬迁而做出的发展/现代化承诺却远未实现。本研究认为，通过对归属、自生自灭、他者化、圈地和文化灭绝等概念的探讨，巴萨瓦人的自我身份以（重新）从人类大家庭中肢解1 的方式被削弱。

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Mineral price instability and its effects on conflict in industrial and small-scale mining in eastern congo 矿产价格不稳定及其对刚果东部工业和小规模采矿冲突的影响

IF 3.6 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2024-10-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2024.101472

Peijing Wang , Sidra Bibi

Existing research emphasizes a strong correlation between mining activity and local disputes but does not distinguish between small-scale and large-scale mining operations. This research utilizes the volatility of mineral prices and the issue of industrial mining licenses to investigate their influence on conflict levels in Eastern Congo from 2004 – 2022. Our research indicates that as mineral prices rise, conflicts related to small-scale mining areas intensify, which suggests competition between militant factions.Nevertheless, the influence of such an effect is significantly diminished within the framework of industrial mining. In addition, the expansion of industrial mining activities often leads to decreased confrontations, indicating that firms have implemented adequate security procedures. Conversely, its growth causes community dissatisfaction, and when it replaces small-scale mining, it also leads to increased citizen aggression and theft. Based on thorough case evaluations, these negative outcomes only occur when industrial mining moves from the initial exploration phase to full-scale production.

现有研究强调采矿活动与地方争端之间存在密切联系，但没有区分小规模和大规模采矿活动。本研究利用矿产价格的波动性和工业采矿许可证的问题，调查它们对 2004-2022 年刚果东部冲突水平的影响。我们的研究表明，随着矿产价格上涨，与小型矿区有关的冲突加剧，这表明激进派别之间存在竞争。此外，工业采矿活动的扩大往往导致对抗的减少，这表明企业已经实施了适当的安全程序。相反，工业采矿活动的增长会引起社区的不满，当它取代小规模采矿活动时，也会导致公民攻击和盗窃行为的增加。根据对案例的全面评估，只有当工业采矿从最初的勘探阶段进入全面生产阶段时，才会出现这些负面结果。

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Reclamation satisfaction and post-mining land use potential in Central Appalachia, US 美国阿巴拉契亚中部地区的复垦满意度和采矿后土地利用潜力

IF 3.6 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2024-10-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2024.101550

Neelam C. Poudyal , Buddhi R. Gyawali , Sikha Acharya

Community support for the mining industry depends upon satisfactory reclamation that preserves the land's potential to benefit the landowners and communities after the mining period. Abandoned mines that have been reclaimed poorly can often lead to a decline in local support for mining. Using the case of surface mining in Kentucky, this study assessed and compared landowners’ and their neighboring residents’ perceptions of environmental change, satisfaction with reclamation, and perceived barriers and opportunities to use reclaimed land to benefit the landowners and the broader community. We found poor satisfaction with reclamation efforts and only modest success in effectively managing reclaimed land for the intended use, largely because of inadequate reclamation. Financial incentives, legal assurance, and better reinforcement of reclamation rules were perceived to be potentially useful policy interventions to help landowners use the reclaimed lands effectively. Although they were acceptable to residents, landowners were quite unlikely to adopt educational projects, public parks, and biofuel crops. However, they were relatively more likely to adopt farmland, timber, and nature conservation and these uses were highly acceptable to the neighboring residents as well. Although this study focused on mining, the findings shed light on the social dynamics of mining's effects, reclamation, and the feasibility of land use alternatives in regions influenced by extractive industries.

社区对采矿业的支持取决于令人满意的复垦，以保持土地在采矿期结束后造福于土地所有者和社区的潜力。如果废弃矿山的复垦效果不佳，往往会导致当地对采矿业的支持下降。本研究以肯塔基州的露天采矿为例，评估并比较了土地所有者及其周边居民对环境变化的看法、对复垦的满意度，以及对利用复垦土地造福土地所有者和更广泛社区的障碍和机会的看法。我们发现，人们对复垦工作的满意度很低，而且在有效管理复垦土地以实现预期用途方面只取得了微小的成功，这主要是由于复垦不充分造成的。我们认为，经济激励、法律保证和更好地强化复垦规则是帮助土地所有者有效使用复垦土地的潜在有用的政策干预措施。尽管这些措施可以为居民所接受，但土地所有者不太可能采用教育项目、公共公园和生物燃料作物。不过，相对而言，他们更倾向于采用农田、木材和自然保护，而且这些用途也非常容易为周边居民所接受。虽然这项研究的重点是采矿，但研究结果揭示了采矿影响的社会动态、复垦以及受采掘业影响地区土地使用替代方案的可行性。

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Iman Peoples Water Sovereignty: Extractive Industries in Central Queensland 伊曼人民的水资源主权：昆士兰中部的采掘业

IF 3.6 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2024-10-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2024.101560

Clint J. Hansen , Matthew J. Currell , Eugenia Flynn

The coal seam gas (CSG) industry has rapidly expanded in the Great Artesian Basin (GAB) over the past two decades, significantly impacting groundwater ecosystems and Indigenous communities that rely on these water sources for cultural, spiritual, and practical purposes. This article examines the intersection of Water Sovereignty, extractive industries, and key issues such as Social License to Operate (SLO), Indigenous Peoples' rights, informed consent, and the legal doctrine of Aqua Nullius. Through an Indigenous perspective, this research illuminates the multifaceted dimensions of water governance and the complexities that arise from the interactions between Indigenous stakeholders, industries, and regulatory frameworks. Through interviews with Elders of the Iman Peoples in central Queensland, the research highlights how current SLO frameworks neglect Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) and fail to uphold ethical standards necessary for protecting Indigenous cultural continuity. Water security is a primary concern, with Traditional Owners emphasizing the need to safeguard surface and groundwater for future generations. This research informs policy at local and national levels while contributing to global discussions on Indigenous sovereignty, environmental justice, and cultural heritage protection. It calls for integrating Indigenous knowledge and rights into water governance, promoting respect, equity, and sustainability in managing natural resources.

过去二十年来，煤层气（CSG）产业在大阿特西恩盆地（GAB）迅速扩张，对地下水生态系统以及在文化、精神和实际生活中依赖这些水源的土著社区造成了重大影响。本文探讨了水主权、采掘业以及社会经营许可 (SLO)、土著人民权利、知情同意和无主水法律理论等关键问题的交叉点。通过土著视角，本研究揭示了水资源治理的多面性，以及土著利益相关者、行业和监管框架之间互动所产生的复杂性。通过对昆士兰州中部伊曼人（Iman Peoples）长老的访谈，研究强调了当前的 SLO 框架是如何忽视自由、事先和知情同意（FPIC），以及未能坚持保护土著文化连续性所必需的道德标准的。水安全是一个首要问题，传统所有者强调需要为子孙后代保护地表水和地下水。这项研究为地方和国家层面的政策提供了参考，同时也为有关土著主权、环境正义和文化遗产保护的全球讨论做出了贡献。它呼吁将土著知识和权利纳入水资源治理，在管理自然资源时促进尊重、公平和可持续性。

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Critical minerals mining and Native American sovereignty: Comparing case studies of lithium, copper, antimony, nickel and graphite mining in the United States 关键矿物开采与美国原住民主权：美国锂、铜、锑、镍和石墨开采案例研究比较

IF 3.6 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2024-10-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2024.101557

Macdonald Amoah , Benjamin K. Sovacool , Dustin Mulvaney , Morgan D. Bazilian , Richard Luarkie , Daniel Cardenas

Owing to the historical patterns of colonialism and settlement, many of the remaining undeveloped mineral resources needed for a low-carbon energy transition are located on lands that have historic, ancestral, or cultural significance to Native American Tribes and Indigenous communities, as well as are near environmental-sensitive areas. While some mining projects occur on private land, the majority of mining projects are proposed for lands owned by the United States Federal Government and managed by multiple agencies (United States Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management etc.) with goals across the spectra from natural resource development to cultural resource conservation. Through a comparative case study approach, this study analyzes mining projects seeking to develop these resources. The cases represent a mix of project types from greenfield development to historic mines sites. Mineral resource projects have faced varying degrees of social resistance, continue to face challenges with securing permitting approvals or face litigation, and this can be a source of development uncertainty. These frictions are also important moments for Native American Tribes and environmental conservation groups to lessen impacts on natural resources. Resolving the uncertainties on both sides is crucial for nation building. One of the primary reasons for frequent and sustained litigation among all these projects is establishing a common ground from various competing interests, which is still possible. While current legislations on mining have provisions concerning Tribal engagement, recent legislative proposals contain further action which is needed as part of a more inclusive approach that emphasizes early negotiation, pathways to consent and even various forms of partnerships. This will help resolve some of the nation's critical minerals challenges domestically in a way that protects the environment and preserve Tribal societal values.

由于殖民主义和定居的历史模式，低碳能源转型所需的许多剩余未开发矿产资源都位于对美国原住民部落和土著社区具有历史、祖先或文化意义的土地上，并且靠近环境敏感区域。虽然有些采矿项目发生在私人土地上，但大多数采矿项目都是针对美国联邦政府拥有的土地提出的，并由多个机构（美国林务局、土地管理局等）管理，其目标涵盖从自然资源开发到文化资源保护等各个领域。本研究通过比较案例研究的方法，对寻求开发这些资源的采矿项目进行了分析。这些案例代表了从绿地开发到历史矿址的各种项目类型。矿产资源项目面临着不同程度的社会阻力，在获得许可审批方面继续面临挑战，或面临诉讼，这些都可能成为开发不确定性的来源。这些摩擦也是美国原住民部落和环境保护团体减少对自然资源影响的重要时刻。解决双方的不确定性对国家建设至关重要。在所有这些项目中，诉讼频繁且持续不断的主要原因之一就是从各种相互竞争的利益中找到一个共同点，而这仍然是可能的。虽然目前有关采矿的立法中包含有关部落参与的条款，但最近的立法提案中包含了进一步的行动，作为更具包容性的方法的一部分，这种方法强调早期谈判、获得同意的途径，甚至是各种形式的伙伴关系。这将有助于在国内以保护环境和维护部落社会价值的方式解决国家在矿产方面面临的一些重大挑战。

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Assessing environmental liabilities of mining in Northern Australia: A Case study of the McArthur River Mine 评估澳大利亚北部采矿的环境责任：麦克阿瑟河矿案例研究

IF 3.6 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2024-10-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2024.101562

Samy Andres Leyton-Flor , Kamaljit Sangha , Kirsty Howey

Mining projects supposedly offer enormous economic benefits; however, they often involve serious environmental liabilities that extend far beyond the life of the mine, including perturbing the ecological balance and causing the loss of ecosystem services that are vital for sustaining human well-being. Understanding and assessing the environmental liabilities of mining is crucial for estimating the costs of restoring, replacing, or providing the equivalent of the damaged natural resources. This study estimates the market and non-market values of the mining impacts in the Northern Territory, Australia, particularly for the McArthur River Mine. We assess these costs by applying the Replacement Cost, Welfare Costs Savings, and Basic Value Transfer methods in terms of the loss of local Indigenous communities' well-being, loss of ecosystem services from native vegetation and freshwater, and the opportunity cost of the mine site none of which are not fully accounted for in the mining operator's environmental assessments and mitigation measures approved by the local governmental authorities. Our valuation analysis indicates that the market value of the environmental and social impacts of mining ascends to AUD 1.1 billion per year while the non-market value is AUD 20 million per year. Assessing mining-related environmental liabilities offers crucial insights for informed decision-making regarding mitigation and remediation efforts and strengthening environmental and mining legislation in the Northern Territory. In conclusion, our study contributes to developing a comprehensive understanding of the true economic impact of mining activities on ecosystems and local Indigenous communities.

采矿项目理应带来巨大的经济效益，但它们往往涉及严重的环境责任，这些责任远远超出了矿山的寿命，包括扰乱生态平衡和造成对维持人类福祉至关重要的生态系统服务的损失。了解和评估采矿的环境责任对于估算恢复、替代或提供等同于受损自然资源的成本至关重要。本研究估算了澳大利亚北部地区采矿影响的市场价值和非市场价值，特别是麦克阿瑟河矿的影响。我们采用 "重置成本"、"福利成本节约 "和 "基本价值转移 "方法对这些成本进行了评估，包括当地土著社区福利的损失、本地植被和淡水生态系统服务的损失以及矿区的机会成本。我们的评估分析表明，采矿对环境和社会的影响的市场价值每年高达 11 亿澳元，而非市场价值每年为 2000 万澳元。评估与采矿有关的环境责任为北部地区在减轻和补救工作以及加强环境和采矿立法方面做出知情决策提供了重要的启示。总之，我们的研究有助于全面了解采矿活动对生态系统和当地土著社区的真实经济影响。

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Digging deeper: Unpacking the subnational political drivers of Chinese extractive investment in Latin America 深入挖掘：解读中国在拉美采掘投资的次国家政治驱动因素

IF 3.6 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2024-10-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2024.101555

Agustina Giraudy , Francisco Urdinez , Andrea Freites

There is a long scholarly tradition that argues that political variables figure prominently in international corporations’ decisions to invest abroad. Most of this literature has focused on the national political determinants of investment allocation. Yet, in some sectors, the bulk of this investment is local. Chief among these sectors are extractive industries where assets are endowed to different local jurisdictions. How do political factors shape extractive foreign direct investment (EFDI) in local jurisdictions? We focus on Latin America, a region of the world that is rich in natural resources, and that has recently attracted a sizable amount of Chinese investment. Drawing on a novel dataset on subnational Chinese EFDI in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico (2002–2018), and using a logistic model with time series cross-national data we find that multilevel partisan alignment is a strong determinant of Chinese EFDI. In highly decentralized countries, Chinese EFDI is primarily targeted to subnational districts ruled by governors who are politically aligned with presidents. We illustrate the logics of this allocation with two case studies. Our findings make a valuable contribution to three growing fields of study: the subnational determinants of foreign investments, multilevel governance, and the political factors driving Chinese investments in developing countries.

长期以来，学术界一直认为，政治变量在国际公司的海外投资决策中占据重要地位。这些文献大多侧重于投资分配的国家政治决定因素。然而，在某些行业，大部分投资是在当地进行的。这些行业中最主要的是采掘业，其资产被赋予了不同的地方管辖权。政治因素是如何影响当地司法管辖区的采掘业外国直接投资（EFDI）的？我们将重点放在拉丁美洲，该地区自然资源丰富，最近吸引了大量中国投资。我们利用阿根廷、巴西和墨西哥国家以下各级中国对外直接投资的新数据集（2002-2018 年），并使用带有时间序列跨国数据的逻辑模型，发现多层次党派联盟是中国对外直接投资的有力决定因素。在高度分权的国家，中国的外商直接投资主要投向由与总统在政治上保持一致的省长所统治的国家以下各级地区。我们通过两个案例研究说明了这种分配的逻辑。我们的研究结果为三个不断发展的研究领域做出了宝贵贡献：外国投资的国家以下各级决定因素、多层次治理以及推动中国在发展中国家投资的政治因素。

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Value addition for who? Challenges to local participation in downstream critical mineral ventures in Zambia 为谁增值？赞比亚当地参与下游关键矿产企业面临的挑战

IF 3.6 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2024.101554

Karla Cervantes Barron , Rebecca K.M. Clube , Roseta Chabala , Mwansa Matokwani , Mulenga Joseph Chikwamo

The transition to low-carbon systems requires a secure supply of enabling technologies (e.g. renewables, batteries) and their components, which depend on various minerals. Governments are urgently seeking to secure these minerals by forming and augmenting strategic relationships with mineral-rich nations, particularly in Africa. Notably, the UK, EU and USA are encouraging value addition to take place within Africa, to balance their interests against China's dominating position in processing and manufacturing. In parallel, there is interest and debate as to how these mineral endowed countries can maximise the positive outcomes from harnessing value addition activities for the local economies. In this viewpoint, we argue that creating downstream high-value industry should be centred around prioritising local company participation. This is important since many African countries continue to experience unfavourable neocolonial impacts and dependencies, particularly in the extractives sectors. We draw on the case of Zambia, which is developing an agenda for local value addition to drive economic transformation and diversification goals. From discussions with in-country experts we highlight three key challenges, which have wider regional relevance: (1) a persisting dominance of foreign-owned entities in the upstream extractives sector; (2) an unfavourable landscape for local company participation; and (3) a lack of enabling environment for value addition activities. Based on these challenges, we offer some areas for policy reform and future research.

向低碳系统的过渡需要可靠的使能技术（如可再生能源、电池）及其组件的供应，而这些技术和组件依赖于各种矿产。各国政府正在紧急寻求通过与矿产资源丰富的国家，特别是非洲国家建立和加强战略关系来确保这些矿产的供应。值得注意的是，英国、欧盟和美国正在鼓励在非洲进行增值，以平衡其利益与中国在加工和制造领域的主导地位。与此同时，人们也在关注和讨论这些矿产资源丰富的国家如何最大限度地利用增值活动为当地经济带来的积极成果。在这一观点中，我们认为，创建下游高附加值产业应以优先考虑当地公司的参与为中心。这一点非常重要，因为许多非洲国家仍然受到新殖民主义的不利影响和依赖，尤其是在采掘业。我们借鉴了赞比亚的案例，该国正在制定本地增值议程，以推动经济转型和多样化目标的实现。通过与国内专家的讨论，我们强调了三个关键挑战，这些挑战具有更广泛的区域相关性：(1) 外资实体在上游采掘业持续占主导地位；(2) 不利于本地公司参与的环境；(3) 缺乏有利于增值活动的环境。基于这些挑战，我们提出了一些政策改革和未来研究的领域。

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