When a mining project lands on a community's doorstep, the conflicts that follow are never simple. Generic mediation training does not prepare you for this.Power imbalances, cultural divides, historical grievances, and livelihoods at stake: company-community disputes in the extractive sector demand a fundamentally different approach to mediation. This handbook delivers it.Built from over fifteen years of frontline practice resolving extractive and infrastru...

You stand between a grieving elder who just lost her home and a project team frustrated by delays. You translate between two worlds that cannot hear each other. By evening, you are hollowed out, and tomorrow you will do it again.This is the life of the social performance practitioner: the person companies send to the front line when mining or energy projects collide with the communities that live on top of them. It is one of the most emotionally demanding roles in ...