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Addressing illegal artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Colombia
… Illegal artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has significant negative environmental and social impacts, … dialogues  A well-run and transparent multi-stakeholder process with sustainable development objectives at its core is key to build the … and the collaboration needed for positive change While negative practices exist aplenty, we supported the research team to build a more …
Project, 25 April 2023
Man smiling broadly holds up to the camera a fragment of gold between his thumb and finger
Artisanal and small-scale mining in Honduras: fostering responsible practices and supply chains
… Despite its actual and potential contributions to local sustainable development, Honduras’ artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) remains largely unrecognised and lacking in support. Since … Union Regulation on Conflict Minerals by fostering responsible mining practices and the creation of supply chains for two ASM communities in …
Event, 05 May 2022
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Scaling up CRAFT and Fairmined initiatives for responsible gold in Honduras
… and high-risk areas (CAHRAs) and to support socially responsible mining that contributes to local sustainable development. Honduras is a conflict-affected country with … of informality; illegal mining; poor environmental, health and safety practices; human rights abuses; environmental degradation; and a largely …
Project, 17 November 2021
Small-scale miners in Ghana
The golden practices that defy gloom
… been seen as the inevitable outcome of artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana. But against this backdrop of neglect and degradation, … pockets of responsible practice, from land restoration to sustainable water management, quietly exist. These examples signal that … sector accounts for 35 per cent of the country's gold production. ASM mining employs an estimated one million people in this West African …
Long read, 11 September 2017
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Partnerships and collaboration for a more responsible minerals sector
… on the conditions of workers in these supply chains. IIED's work on sustainable mineral markets targets government and private sector … . Since legislation alone is not enough to bring about improved practices in mine sites and more responsible sourcing practices, the … chain actors to promote sourcing from artisanal and small-scale (ASM) mining producers in conflict-affected areas. IIED serves on the EPRM’s …
Article, 04 May 2021
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Promoting better policy and citizen agency in the mining sector
Project, 22 December 2021
Stakeholders, including IIED's Fitsum Weldegiorgis (right), brainstorm to provide actionable solutions to challenges facing women in ASM during a workshop in Ghana (Photo: Friends of the Nation)
IIED at the 2017 Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development annual meeting
… IIED hosted a session on 'Women and artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)' on Thursday, 19 October. The session aimed to engage … women's progress as mining and linked entrepreneurs, and to lead sustainable livelihoods. IIED senior researcher Fitsum Weldegiorgis … a more inclusive and accountable mining sector . Read ' Golden practices defy gloom ' – while small-scale mining in Ghana is mostly …
Event, 16 October 2017
Artisanal and small-scale mining stakeholders in Tanzania explore solutions to key challenges (Photo: Steve Aanu/IIED)
Using dialogue to extract sustainable solutions for artisanal and small-scale mining
… For resource-rich developing countries, the mining industry is often one of the biggest drivers of development and … marginalised communities. Recognising the sector's role in advancing sustainable development is a major step forward. Recent initiatives illustrate how mining can contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These include an atlas mapping …
Insight, 26 February 2018
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 sustainable development and growth in some of the world's poorest and … this impoverished and vulnerable sector with national priorities and sustainable development agendas.  Using dialogue to drive transformation …
Project, 24 January 2014
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Why procurement should be the "next frontier" in transparency for mining
… The eyes of the mining governance world were recently on the Global Conference of the … need better information. Increasing transparency in procurement for sustainable development MSV has been doing its part through the Mining … Of course, this is not to say that mining is a guaranteed route to sustainable development – and in some places the challenges outweigh the …
Insight, 01 July 2019