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Pits at Bekily sapphire mine in Toliara are on average 18 meters deep (Photo: Andry Rabemanantsoa/GIZ PAGE Madagascar)
Improving governance in Madagascar's artisanal and small-scale mining sector from the ground up
… Madagascar's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector accounts for around one million jobs in a country of roughly … sector, GIZ's Conservation and sustainable use of natural resources programme in Madagascar and the Malagasy Ministry of Mines and Petroleum … the revenue of the local municipalities from ASM activities. Though knowledge and data remain a major challenge for the ASM sector, these …
Project, 08 March 2017
Employees work deep within a tunnel at the Nsangano Gold Mine, Mawemeru village in Geita District, Tanzania in March 2015 (Photo: Brian Sokol/Panos Pictures)
Laying the foundations for a dialogue series on artisanal and small-scale mining
… to engage more effectively with artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). Many governments are also keen to get a better handle on their ASM … agree roles and responsibilities through dialogue, improve our knowledge of the sector and, most importantly, amplify the ASM voice. … from our work with the community, and how they shaped the global programme. Picturing the ASM space The ASM sector is diverse  with …
Project, 24 June 2015
Workers at the Dakete Gold Mine explain health and safety procedures in a powdering station. The IIED dialogue aimed to engage key stakeholders, including mineworkers, in a conversation about the future of ASM mining in Ghana (Photo: Friends of the Nation)
Dialogue prompts participatory reform in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining sector
… government, business and community leaders have embarked on a programme of sector reform that will turn the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector into a responsible, inclusive, rights-based engine for … calls for an all-systems response looking at how we develop knowledge and policy about ASM, as well as the institutions that …
News, 14 September 2016
Sapphire pits to be rehabilitated in Anikilabo, shown during the site visit of the major of a local mining community, Ampasy Nahampoana (Photo: Andry Rabemanantsoa/GIZ PAGE Madagascar)
Dialogue and action in equal measure
… The artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector is one of paradox: full of possibility yet laden with … by the government as they revise the mining code.  In parallel, our programme has been piloting practical activities in several ASM … empowering them to negotiate a fair price for their products. Such knowledge is critical in a local gem market that is unregulated and …
Insight, 13 March 2017
Mining industry relations to get boost in Ghana
… and a researcher with expertise on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in Ghana, for which we are also recruiting (PDF) .  The ASM sub-sector employs around one million people directly, and several … issues were identified as priority issues during a six-month research programme culminating in a multi-stakeholder workshop in London, UK in …
News, 10 July 2015
Small-scale miners dry ores in the process of gold mining in Geita, Tanzania (Photo: John Louis/Investing In Gold, Creative Commons)
Dialogues for a sustainable and productive artisanal and small-scale mining sector
… Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) can make a positive contribution to inclusive and equitable … as to illicit trade and even criminal activity. IIED's ASM dialogue programme provides a much-needed forum for multi-stakeholder collaboration and knowledge sharing to promote better governance, greater voice, and …
Project, 24 January 2014
A small mining operation near Garies in the Western Cape, South Africa (Photo: jbdodane, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Stuck between a deposit and a hard place
… scrutiny, and have few staff. Yet when it comes to relations between ASM and the rest of the mining sector, the junior operator is one of the … ( [email protected] ) is a research consultant on IIED's ASM Knowledge Programme.  Abbi Buxton ( [email protected] ) is a senior researcher …
Insight, 26 February 2015
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Relación entre la MAPE, la MGE y los Gobiernos. Elaboración de un programa de colaboración
… de generación de conocimientos para la MAPE (véase www.iied.org/asm-knowledge-programme [en inglés]), que es una importante brecha del sector, según …
Publication, 01 April 2015
Small-scale gold miners in Madagascar. Photo: Global Environment Facility
IIED shines a light on small-scale mining
… Today they have launched a report that identifies the serious knowledge gaps in the sector and sets out options for a major new IIED … five times that number.  Overall, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) employs ten times more people than large-scale mining. But it takes … as the demand for mineral resources continues to grow." IIED's new programme of work follows earlier work on mining. In 2000-2002, the …
News, 05 March 2013
The publicity for our Twitter chat on 27 March 2017 (Image: Nick Turner/IIED)
Creating a conversation online
… in the Twitter chat, with more than 200 posts made sharing views, knowledge and valuable resources during the allocated hour. This initial … among the varied and global artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) community. IIED's dialogue programme for artisanal and small-scale mining  centres on enabling a …
Insight, 20 April 2017