2024 IGF Annual Report

In 2024, the IGF worked with policy-makers and other actors around the globe to support effective laws, policies, and regulations for the mining sector. Driven by the needs of IGF member countries the Secretariat delivered publications, capacity-building workshops, technical assistance, events, and undertook a variety of national, regional, and global initiatives.

2024 Highlights

• Welcoming three new members, bringing the IGF's total membership to 85 countries
• Hosting the 20th IGF Annual General Meeting on the theme of Redefining Mining: Balancing the Need for Minerals with Protecting People and the Planet
• Delivering 24 capacity-building programs for more than 1,200 participants
• Publishing a suite of resources to explore key policy concerns around critical minerals
• Co-hosting a Global Conference on the Future of Resource Taxation in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Contributing to the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals
• Signing agreements with Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and the United Nations Environment Programme