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Mining, Minerals and Sustainabl e Development August 2001 No. 84 Small-scale Mining and Sustainable Development within the SADC Region
… Mining, Minerals and Sustainabl e Development August 2001 No. 84 Small-scale Mining and Sustainable Development within the SADC Region Bernd … and Recommendations.15 Introduction and Definitions .20 Global Artisanal and Small-scale Mining.21 Small-scale Mining in Southern … Mining, Minerals and Sustainabl e Development August 2001 No. 84 Small-scale Mining and Sustainable Development within the SADC Region …
Publication, 01 August 2001
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Golden practices that defy gloom
… Ghana’s artisanal and small-scale (ASM) sector has the potential to make a major contribution to the … unsafely, and have little access to training or technology. Informal mining has polluted waterways, damaged landscapes and exploited workers. …
Publication, 01 October 2017
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An ‘Action’ Dialogue on ASM in Ghana
… (IIED), hosted a multi-stakeholder, solutions-focused dialogue on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), from the 19th January to 22nd January in Tarkwa, the …
Publication, 01 February 2016
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ASM sector reform in Ghana
… (IIED), hosted a multi-stakeholder, solutions-focused dialogue on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), from the 19th January to 22nd January in Tarkwa, the …
Publication, 01 March 2016
A collection of resources and images relating to the artisanal and small-scale mining sector compiled by IIED (Photos/images: Brian Sokol/Panos Pictures and IIED)
A day of sharing ASM knowledge
… we provided a neutral space for key stakeholders, including artisanal and small-scale miners themselves, to identify solutions and develop a shared …
Article, 25 June 2015
Open pit mine in Central Cebu, Philippines.
Mining: Implementing sustainability needs new perspective
… fewer resources and skills? How do we address the rights and needs of artisanal and small scale miners? Lina Villas asked how we know when it is appropriate to … Mining: Implementing sustainability needs new perspective …
Insight, 18 June 2012
Artisanal and small-scale mining accounts for 20 per cent of world gold production (Photo: Travis Lupick, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Delivering solutions through multi-stakeholder dialogue
Project, 05 February 2015
Women play a major role in the ASM sector in Ghana, as they do in all countries where ASM takes place. The dialogue meetings offered the chance to share ideas about improving working conditions and community wellbeing (Photo: Friends of the Nation)
New voices: Ghanaian miners, students and civil society representatives talk about ASM
… stakeholders together and find solutions to realise the potential of small-scale mining. Organised with local NGO Friends of the Nation (FON) … Edward Kwasi Akuoko is responsible for operations at the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Africa Network (ASMAN). He briefly …
News, 27 October 2016
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Achieving commitment to dialogue
… key stakeholder groups — governments, large mining businesses and artisanal and small-scale miners — and gain their commitment to a dialogue process. We …
Publication, 01 March 2016
The Bekily sapphire site is located in the commune of Ambinany, in Toliara, bordering the National Park of Zombitse-Vohibasia (Photo: Andry Rabemanantsoa/GIZ PAGE Madagascar)
In pictures: Dialogues and pilot projects for better ASM governance in Madagascar
… regions. Their shared aim was to improve governance in the country's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector , which provides significant opportunities for …
Insight, 15 March 2017