Welcome to CENFACS’ Online Diary!
19 February 2025
Post No. 392
The Week’s Contents
• Land Restoration and Drought Resilience Programme
• Ecological and Biological (EcoBio) Days – In Focus: Ecological and Biological Restorations, Generative Artificial Intelligence and Poverty Reduction
• Financial Controls and Monitoring 2025
… And much more!
Key Messages
• Land Restoration and Drought Resilience Programme
This is a new programme designed to accompany CENFACS‘ dedicated year of restoration and to echo the messages and outcomes from COP16 held in December 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (1). The programme is specifically crafted to work with Africa-based Sister Charitable Organisations (ASCOs) that are working or would like to embark on restoration projects in areas such as healthy soils, resilient crops, nutritious foods, sustainable land restoration, etc. Briefly, the programme aims at those ASCOs investing in bringing lands and ecosystems back to a more natural state through projects of equitable and just restoration.
Those ASCOs that have projects or would like to invest in these types of projects/areas and wish CENFACS to get involved in, are welcome to contact CENFACS. CENFACS can partner and work together with them through their projects. CENFACS‘ intervention will be at the levels of restoration project planning and development, fundraising and resource development, monitoring and evaluation, and project reporting.
More on Land Restoration and Drought Resilience Programme can be found under the Main Development section of this post.
• Ecological and Biological (EcoBio) Days – In Focus: Ecological and Biological Restorations, Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Poverty Reduction
This year, CENFACS’ EcoBio Days, which will be held between 24 and 28 February 2025, will be about how ecological and biological restorations are contributing or can contribute to poverty reduction with the help of generative AI tools and chatbots. Perhaps, the best way of introducing these coming EcoBio Days is to briefly explain ecological and biological restorations as well as poverty reduction.
• • Brief Explanation of Ecological and Biological Restorations
Let us with ecological restoration. The definition of ecological restoration to be used here comes from Oxford Dictionary of Environment and Conservation written by Chris Park (2). In this dictionary, ecological restoration refers to
“The recovery of a damaged ecosystem, either naturally or as a result of management that is designed re-establish its structure and function”.
As to biological restoration, we are looking at it here from the perspective of ecology or ecological practice rather than from other points of view (like medical ones). Within the literature and from the perspective of ecological practice, biological restoration will be about restoring ecosystems that have been damaged by humans. Biological restoration will involve retaining biological legacies that remain after natural disturbances or harvesting.
Both restorations (that is, ecological and biological ones) can be improved with the integration of generative AI tools and chatbots.
• • Integrating AI into Ecological and Biological Restorations
Although some studies have shown that there could be constraints in the usefulness of AI tools in restoration, AI tools are and can be integrated into ecological and biological projects.
For instance, Big Cloud Global (3) argues that
“AI can help to identify the region’s most in need of help through improving farming lands and agriculture, increasing education and helping inhabitants learning new skills to support communities. AI can also help with aid distribution in poorer and war-torn areas, or where natural disasters have caused devastation”.
• • Contributions of Ecological and Biological Restorations to Poverty Reduction with the Help of Generative AI
Restoring degraded ecological and biological systems can help reduce poverty. This is because degraded ecosystems can be caused by poverty and degraded ecosystems can cause poverty, according to ‘unep.org’ (4). The same ‘unep.org’ explains that the poor overwhelmingly rely on ecosystem services for their survival, and reduced natural capital leads to higher costs for basic goods.
The contributions of ecological and biological restorations to poverty reduction can be better with the help of generative AI. This is without forgetting the share of the fruits of AI-generated restorations.
So, 2025 EcoBio Days are not only about ecological and biological restorations via the integration of AI tools and chatbots in them. The days also feature what generative AI-led ecological and biological restorations can do or are doing to reduce or end poverty, enhance sustainable development and boost shared prosperity. In other words, the days are about valuing ecological and biological restorations led by AI tools and chatbots for poverty reduction, shared prosperity and sustainable development.
For further details or to engage with these EcoBio Days, please contact CENFACS.
• Financial Controls and Monitoring 2025
This year, we have added to Financial Controls Financial Monitoring. As a result, our Financial Controls Project is now Financial Controls and Monitoring Project; project which still includes income boost and other financial tools (like Financial Stability Campaign, Year-in-review Accounts) making our Campaign to reduce and end poverty, particularly income poverty
Before we start Financial Controls and Monitoring 2025, we would like to inform our beneficiaries that we are still working on 2024 Year-end Financial Controls as stocking and charge taking tools for poverty reduction. We are doing it until the 31st of March 2025 or until the end of the financial year, the 6th of April 2025. For those who need support for the Year-end 2024 Accounts, they should not hesitate to contact CENFACS.
• • Financial Controls and Monitoring 2025
To conduct Financial Controls and Monitoring 2025, we have planned four weekly amalgamated sessions starting from this week. The four amalgamated sessions match the four processes to be completed before implementing financial controls as suggested by ‘corporatefinanceinstitute.com’ (5), and the four elements of monitoring framework of ‘financialstrategists.com’ (6).
The four processes to be completed before implementing financial controls as suggested by ‘corporateinstitute.com’ are as follows:
a) Detecting overlaps and anomalies
b) Timely updating
c) Analysing all possible operational scenarios
d) Forecasting and making projections.
The four elements of monitoring framework argued by ‘financialstrategists.com’ are given below:
i) Setting SMART goals
ii) Identifying key performance indicators
iii) Selecting appropriate tools and software
iv) Determining the frequency of monitoring and review.
Those who would like to reduce poverty and enhance the sustainability for their households using the above financial monitoring and control tools and metrics can work with CENFACS this Winter 2025. The figure below provides the themes and dates for Financial Controls and Monitoring 2025.
Let us start with the first control and monitor, which respectively are Detecting Overlaps and Anomalies, and Setting SMART goals.
• • In Focus from 19/02/2025: Detecting Overlaps and Anomalies, and Setting SMART goals
Before releasing the notes for this first amalgamated session, let explain the difference between financial control and financial monitoring.
• • • The difference between financial control and financial monitoring
From the review of the online literature from ‘corporatefinanceinstitute.com’ (op. cit.) and ‘financialstrategists.com’ (op. cit.), it emerges that
“Financial control refers to the established policies and procedures used to manage and monitor an organisation’s financial resources, aiming at preventing errors and ensure compliance; while financial monitoring is the ongoing process of reviewing financial activity to identify potential issues, anomalies, and compliance risks, essentially acting as a more active surveillance of financial transactions within those established controls”.
So, households need to establish financial policies and procedures to manage and monitor their financial resources, while monitoring the ongoing process of reviewing their financial activities.
• • • Detecting Overlaps and Anomalies, and Setting SMART goals
Like any organisation, households may want to know if there are overlaps and anomalies in the way the run their finances. They may use the financial statements such as household financial budgets, balance sheets, and income and loss account. This policy or procedure will help them to detect any loopholes in their management framework and get rid off them.
Additionally, households need to set SMART (that is, specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound) financial goals as basis for monitoring progress and part of their monitoring framework. These goals will help in monitoring their financial plan to know if it is working.
The above is the first financial control and first financial monitor we wanted to share with our users or beneficiaries.
If anyone of our members need support regarding their financial controls and monitoring, in particular Detecting Overlaps and Anomalies, and Setting SMART goals within their household; they should not hesitate to contact CENFACS.
Extra Messages
• Activity 2 of the Economic Inclusion Programme for Households’ Resilience: Workshop on Addressing Economic Disparities (From 19 to 25/02/2025)
• Week Beginning Monday 17/02/2025: Restoring Deteriorated Terrestrial and Inland Water Ecosystems
• All-year Round Projects Cycle (Triple Value Initiatives Cycle) – Step/Workshop 1: Project Identification
• Activity 2 of the Economic Inclusion Programme for Households’ Resilience: Workshop on Addressing Economic Disparities (From 19 to 25/02/2025)
Activity 2, which will be run in the form of workshop, will provide some guidance and information about ways of addressing economic disparities. These disparities can pose threat to the security and survival of households. To enable the potential participants to know what we talking about, let us summarily explain economic disparities.
• • What Are Economic Disparities?
According to ‘studysmarter.co.uk’ (7),
“Economics disparities refer to the unequal distribution of wealth, income, and resources among individuals or groups within a society. These disparities can result from factors like education, employment opportunities, and social inequalities, leading to gaps in living standards and economic nobility”.
From the understanding of economic disparities as provided by the above definition, how can we address them and reduce household/family poverty?
• • Workshop on Addressing Economic Disparities
Often, when it comes to addressing economic inequalities, the ball tends to be thrown to those who run the economy. In our workshop, the ball will be in the court of households. It is for them also to play the ball from their part to reverse these disparities like they do to manage their daily problems. In this respect, the workshop is about how they can find ways of addressing the economic disparities without ignoring the support they can receive from those who run the economy.
To help address economic disparities, the workshop will look at the following matters:
σ dealing with income poverty that households face
σ tackling household poverty
σ working of social injustice they may face
σ exploring affordable way for them to live
σ exchanging ideas on sharing economic prosperity
σ sharing information and resources about charities and voluntary organisations helping households and families to address economic disparities
etc.
Those who may be interested in the workshop can let CENFACS know.
Those members of the CENFACS Community who would like to get involved in the workshop can contact CENFACS.
For any other queries and or enquiries about this workshop or Economic Inclusion Programme for Households’ Resilience, please communicate with CENFACS.
• Week Beginning Monday 17/02/2025: Restoring Deteriorated Terrestrial and Inland Water Ecosystems
As the title indicates, this third note of 2025 Sustainable Development Month is composed of two items:
a) restoration of deteriorated terrestrial
b) restoration of deteriorated inland water ecosystems.
Let us first explain each of these restorations, then describe how we can work with the community and Africa-based Sister Organisations on restorations matter.
• • Restoring Deteriorated Terrestrial Ecosystems (RDTE)
RDTE is about helping in the recovery of damaged land environments by implementing strategies like improving soil health, protecting water sources, replanting native vegetation, and addressing the underlying causes of degradation.
Examples of terrestrial ecosystem restoration projects include restorations relating to grassland, forest, wetland, and coastal dune.
• • Restoring Inland Water Ecosystems (RIWE)
Inland water ecosystems (IWE) include rivers, lakes, ponds, wetlands, and reservoirs. RIWE refers to the removal or redesign of dams, managing water extraction, and restoring water flows to wetlands. Other ways of restoring IWE include reforestation and afforestation, nature-based solutions, integrated water source management, traditional knowledge, etc.
To restore deteriorated terrestrial and inland water ecosystems, one can refer to what has been said above.
• • Working with the Community on RDTE and RIWE
• • • Working with the community on the restoration of deteriorated terrestrial ecosystems
It is about sharing knowledge, skills, know how and experiences with the community members on the following matters:
σ Tips to restore vegetation
σ Techniques to better manage habitat
σ Ways of improving soil health
σ Tricks to manage water
σ Hints to engage the community on RDTE
σ Field trips about RDTE
σ Following community programmes on RDTE
σ Undertaking fundraising activities to generate finance for RDTE
etc.
• • • Working with the community on the restoration of inland water ecosystems
It refers to sharing knowledge, skills, know how and experiences with the community members on the following areas:
σ Prioritisation of open communications
σ Inclusive engagement and outreach
σ Education about the ecosystems’ value
σ Finding participation opportunity
σ Addressing their local needs and concerns
σ Incorporating their perspectives into RIWE
σ Undertaking fundraising activities to generate finance for RIWE
etc.
For those members of our community who may be willing to engage with matter relating to Restoring Deteriorated Terrestrial and Inland Water Ecosystems, they are free to contact CENFACS.
• • Working with Africa-based Sister Organisations on RDTE and RIWE
We are ready to work with Africa-based Sister Organisations (ASOs) having RDTE and RIWE projects and programmes and that would like us to get involved. We can intervene at the levels of project planning and development, fundraising, monitoring and evaluation if they wish us to lend our hands to them.
For those ASOs that would like us to get involved in their projects and programmes of Restoring Deteriorated Terrestrial and Inland Water Ecosystems, they should not hesitate to communicate with CENFACS.
For any further queries or enquiries about Sustainable Development Month and Restoring Deteriorated Terrestrial and Inland Water Ecosystems; please also contact CENFACS.
• All-year Round Projects Cycle (Triple Value Initiatives Cycle) –
Step/Workshop 1: Project Identification
The planning process for Triple Value Initiatives (or All-year Round Projects), which is under way, includes the different steps of project cycle, which are:
Identification, preparation, feasibility study, appraisal, negotiations and agreement, start, implementation, monitoring and observability, reviews, termination, outcome evaluation and impact evaluation.
These steps of All-year Round Projects Cycle (Triple Value Initiatives Cycle) will be completed in 12 weeks under a 12-week workshop programme.
This week, we are starting with Project Identification as the first step or workshop for our project cycle. Let us see what the potential user of All-year Round Projects or Triple Value Initiatives can undertake in this first workshop.
• • Workshop 1: Identifying Your Run or Play or Vote Project
In this first step of the cycle, those who would like to undertake a Run or Play or Vote activity need to identify their Run or Play or Vote project. What do we mean by that?
They need to develop a preliminary proposal for the most appropriate course of actions, within specific time and budget frames, to say how they are going to achieve the goal of Running or Playing or Voting.
For example, let us take Running. You could say you want to run 4 miles every Friday of the week in the morning in the local park and you plan to spend some few pounds on water bottle to refresh yourself, etc. You could also specific whether you want to run alone or as a group of people.
This identification will involve the following: review of alternative approaches or options, definition of your project objectives, and identification of major issues. Let us consider each of the project identification items through the example of Running.
σ Reviewing alternatives approaches or options for addressing any problems with your Running or Playing or Voting activity
For instance, if we take Running, you may consider other options such as swimming, cycling, walking, skipping rope, playing football, etc. You could as well include opportunity cost in the reviewing process of alternative approaches or options (how much it costs to run compared to cycling).
σ Defining the objectives of your Run or Play or Vote project/initiative to justify the resources to be committed
Let take the example of Running. Your objectives could be to improve your cardiovascular health, bone health, mental health, brain function, respiratory function, etc. They could be also be to learn other skills while running, achieve personal goals, being flexible, support CENFACS‘ all year round running project, raise funds for CENFACS‘ noble and beautiful cause of poverty reduction, etc.
σ Identification of any major issues before implementing the Run or Play or Vote project
Let us once more consider Running. You could review issues linked to the consequences of Running and how you are going to resolve them. These issues could be the impact on your body: join pain, muscle strains, back pain, stress fractures, etc. You could also check if the park will be open according to your running plan.
So, it is better to review alternatives approaches or options, define your objectives, and identify any major issues before implementing the Run or Pay or Vote projects.
The above is a basic starting point for project identification. For those who are not familiar with project identification and would like some support, they should not hesitate to contact CENFACS.
They can contact CENFACS by
phoning, texting, e-mailing and completing the contact form on this website.
We can together discuss in detail your/their proposals about either your/their Run or Play or Vote projects.
Message in English-French (Message en Anglais-Français)
• CENFACS be.africa Forum e-discusses Conflict Minerals and Poverty Reduction in Africa
Conflict minerals are again a matter of controversy in terms of their effects on the population where these minerals are found and taken. To introduce this controversy, let us first express some views on conflict minerals.
• • What are conflict minerals?
According to the Conflict Minerals Regulation by the European Union (8) which promotes the responsible sourcing of minerals,
“In politically instable areas, the minerals trade can be used to finance armed groups, fuel forced labour and other human rights abuses, and support corruption and money laundering. These so-called conflict minerals, such as tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold, also referred to as 3TG can be used in everyday products such as mobile phones and cars or jewellery”.
These products have become controversial. Instead of reducing poverty and enhancing sustainable development in the places that own them, they have been illicitly taken to fund violence, human rights abuses or crimes, killings, and rape in the conflict zones, like in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Yet, Target 4 of Goal 16 from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (9) is
“To significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organised crime, by 2030”.
If one refers to the above statements from the European Union and the United Nations, it makes sense to argue that there is a problem when and where conflict minerals are illicitly taken, sold and bought. This issue leads to these two questions:
1) If the 3TG are illicitly traded, should we blame those who illicitly sell them or those who illicitly buy them or the land they come from?
2) Are conflict minerals reducing or increasing poverty where they are illicitly taken?
These questions are parts of this week’s debate within CENFACS’ be.Africa Forum.
Those who may be interested in this discussion can join our poverty reduction pundits and/or contribute by contacting CENFACS be.Africa Forum, which is a forum for discussion on poverty reduction and sustainable development issues in Africa and which acts on behalf of its members by making proposals or ideas for actions for a better Africa.
To contact CENFACS about this discussion, please use our usual contact information on this website.
• Le Forum ‘Une Afrique Meilleure’ de CENFACS discute en ligne des Minerais de Conflit et de la Réduction de la Pauvreté en Afrique
Les minerais de conflit font à nouveau l’objet de controverse en ce qui concerne leurs effets sur la population où ces minerais sont trouvés et prélevés. Pour introduire cette controverse, exprimons d’abord quelques points de vue sur les minerais de conflit.
• • Que sont les minerais de conflit ?
Conformément au règlement de l’Union Européenne (UE) sur les minerais de conflit (8), qui promeut l’approvisionnement responsable en minerais,
« Dans les zones politiquement instables, le commerce des minerais peut être utilisé pour financer des groupes armés, alimenter le travail forcé et d’autres violations des droits humains, et soutenir la corruption et le blanchiment d’argent. Ces minerais dits de conflit, tels que l’étain, le tungstène, le tantale et l’or, également appelés ‘3TG’ en anglais, peuvent être utilisés dans des produits de tous les jours tels que les téléphones portables, les voitures ou les bijoux.
Ces produits sont devenus controversés. Au lieu de réduire la pauvreté et de renforcer le développement durable dans les endroits qui les possèdent, ils ont été illégalement utilisés pour financer la violence, les violations des droits de l’homme ou les crimes, les meurtres et les viols dans les zones de conflit comme dans la partie orientale de la République Démocratique du Congo.
Pourtant, la cible 4 de l’objectif 16 des Objectifs de Développement Durable des Nations Unies (9) est
« Réduire considérablement les flux financiers et d’armes illicites, renforcer le recouvrement et la restitution des avoirs volés et lutter contre toutes les formes de criminalité organisée, d’ici à 2030 ».
Si l’on se réfère aux déclarations ci-dessus de l’Union Européenne et de l’Organisation des Nations Unies, il est logique d’affirmer qu’il y a un problème quand et où les minerais de conflit sont illégalement pris, vendus et achetés. Ce problème conduit à ces deux questions :
1) Si les minerais de conflit font l’objet d’un commerce illicite, devrions-nous blâmer ceux qui les vendent illicitement ou ceux qui les achètent illicitement ou la terre d’où ils proviennent ?
2) Les minerais de conflit réduisent-ils ou augmentent-ils la pauvreté là où ils sont pris illégalement ?
Ces questions font partie du débat de cette semaine au sein du Forum ‘Une Afrique Meilleure’ de CENFACS.
Ceux ou celles qui pourraient être intéressé(e)s par cette discussion peuvent se joindre à nos experts en réduction de la pauvreté et/ou contribuer en contactant le ‘me.Afrique’ du CENFACS (ou le Forum ‘Une Afrique Meilleure’ de CENFACS), qui est un forum de discussion sur les questions de réduction de la pauvreté et de développement durable en Afrique et qui agit au nom de ses membres en faisant des propositions ou des idées d’actions pour une Afrique meilleure.
Pour contacter le CENFACS au sujet de cette discussion, veuillez utiliser nos coordonnées habituelles sur ce site Web.
Main Development
• Land Restoration and Drought Resilience Programme (LRDRP)
The following items make the contents of LRDRP:
σ What Is LRDRP?
σ Key Aspects of LRDRP
σ Projects Making LRDRP
σ AreasCENFACS Can Work in Together with ASOs
σ Applying to LRDRP.
Let us look at each of the above-mentioned elements.
• • What Is LRDRP?
LRDRP is a series of planned SMART projects to be undertaken with ASOs; projects that focus on combating desertification and building resilience against drought while promoting sustainable land management practices. It is also an agenda for work with ASOs that are specialised in or would like to work on land restoration, drought resilience and ecological poverty reduction.
As explained earlier, LRDRP programme, which aims at ASOs, is designed to accompany CENFACS‘ dedicated year of restoration and to echo the messages and outcomes from COP16 held last December in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In this year of restoration within CENFACS, we have a monthly restoration project to deliver the year’s dedication – Restoration Project. We have now a new programme (that is, LRDRP) to work with ASOs in the same year of restoration.
• • Key Aspects of LRDRP
They include land restoration, water management, and community engagement. Let us highlight each of these key aspects.
∝ Land restoration
It is made of tree planting and reforestation initiatives, agroforestry practices, soil conservation techniques and rangeland management.
∝ Water management
It includes rain water harvesting and storage systems, efficient irrigation practices, watershed management, floodplain restoration, rainwater harvesting, etc.
∝ Community engagement
It involves participatory planning and decision-making processes, training and capacity building for local community, promoting women’s leadership in land management, education and awareness campaigns, etc.
The above-mentioned main aspects of LRDRP are essential in designing projects or responses to land degradation and drought issues.
• • Projects Making LRDRP
LRDRP is specifically crafted to work with Africa-based Sister Charitable Organisations (ASCOs) that are working or would like to embark on restoration projects in areas like healthy soils, resilient crops, nutritious foods, sustainable land restoration, etc. So, these projects are summarised below.
Healthy soils projects (HSPs)
HSPs are those allow plants to grow to their maximum productivity without disease or pests and without a need for off-farm supplements.
Resilient crops projects (RCPs)
RCPs are those of crops able to withstand multiple types of stress, including drought, heat, pests, and disease.
Nutritious foods projects (NFPs)
NFPs relate to foods rich in vitamins, minerals, fibre and other nutrients. Projects relating to fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meats. fish, legumes, nuts and seeds will be welcome.
Sustainable land restoration projects (SLRPs)
SLRPs are those of repairing degraded land and of using land resources responsibly.
• • Areas CENFACS Can Work in Together with ASOs
CENFACS‘ intervention will be at the levels of restoration project planning and development, fundraising and resource development, monitoring and evaluation, and project reporting.
σ Project planning and development
We can work with ASOs through the different steps or phases of project planning and development from project initiation to outcome evaluation.
σ Fundraising and resource development
We can as well work with ASOs on either applying for funding or backing their applications depending on funders’/donors’ requirements or organising fundraising events or campaigns. We can as well assist those that would like to monetise their website platforms in order generate funding for their restoration activities, projects and programmes.
σ Monitoring and evaluation
We will be systematically collecting, tracking and recording information about ASOs projects where we will be given responsibility or power to do so. We will as well check that their projects will spend their money appropriately or whether they will be ‘value for money’ or ‘value for poverty reduction’.
Briefly, we will track progress on key indicators of land restoration and drought resilience, while adapting strategies based on data and feedbacks from ASOs and communities where the programme will be implemented.
σ Project reporting
Because we will be part of ASOs’ restoration projects, we will be able to report on the aspects of their projects linked to our roles within the stake holding process. We shall prepare to answer queries and or enquiries linked to our contributions to their projects leaving ASOs the freedom to act on other aspects of their projects as laid down in the development partnership agreement.
At all these levels of intervention, there will be metrics, tools and key performance indictors to guide and operationalise our intervention.
• • Applying to LRDRP
We are ready to work with Africa-based Sister Organisations that are willing to embark on this programme.
For those ASOs that would like us to get involved in LRDRP, they should not hesitate to apply to the programme or communicate with CENFACS.
For any further queries or enquiries about LRDRP; please also contact CENFACS.
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• References
(1) https://unccd.int/cop16 (accessed in February 2025)
(2) Park, C. (2011), Oxford Dictionary of Environment and Conservation, Oxford University Press, Oxford & New York
(3) https://bigcloud.global/how-ai-can-help-alleviate-poverty/ (accessed in February 2025)
(4) https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/restoring-natural-capital-can-help-reduce-extreme-poverty (accessed in February 2025)
(5) https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/career-map/sell-side/risk-management/financial-controls/# (accessed in February 2025)
(6) https://www.financialstrategists.com/financial-advisor/financial-planning/financial-plan-monitoring/ (accessed in February 2025).
(7) https://www.studysmarter.co.uk/explanations/business-studies/international-business/economic-disparities/ (accessed in February 2025)
(8) https:://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/development-and-sustainability/conflict-minerals-regulation/regulation-explained_en (accessed in February 2025)
(9) https://sdgs.org/goals (accessed in February 2025)
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