Artisanal and small-scale mining supported
Artisanal and small-scale mining is supported consistently.
Artisanal and small-scale mining is supported consistently. Engaging Stakeholders in Environmental Conservation Project has been implemented successfully and in the past three years, the project has brought together the main stakeholders in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) environmental management. It has aimed to integrate best ASM environmental practices and supports the inclusion of formalized ASM contributions to local sustainable development. The project introduced several practical tools to foster cooperation between artisanal miners, local government and communities, and resolve ASM environmental challenges. Local collaboration between projects, local governments, artisanal miners and stakeholders demonstrated a working model for frugal rehabilitation that can be replicated elsewhere in the future. With frugal rehabilitation demonstrated and publicly profiled as environmental best practice, The Asia Foundation entered into 13 co-financed (matched funding) agreements with local governments, with formalized ASM NGOs taking the lead on frugal rehabilitation at priority sites identified by local governments. With the aim of cultivating sustainable use of natural resources by engaging all relevant stakeholders at different levels, ESEC II implemented a second round of training and development on lower-level Environmental Management Plan (EMPs).
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