published a brief Biodiversity and Deforestation in Mining Standards.

In comparing the limitations of  IRMA, CopperMark/RMI and TSM to avoid deforestation and minimize impacts on critical ecosystems, they conclude “the IRMA Standard consistently rises above other mining standards for evaluating biodiversity impacts, due to its stronger requirements, multistakeholder governance and transparency, among other criteria. As global mining operations increase, third party auditing will be necessary for ensuring that mining across the world is conducted in a responsible way that upholds human rights and minimizes adverse environmental impacts.”