why is artisanal and small-scale (asm) mining still informal?
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A presentation by IIED researcher Abbu Buxton to the Intergovernmental Forum on mining, minerals, metals and sustainable development in Geneva on 24 October 2014. IIED's mining work aims to help improve the sector’s contribution to sustainable development, using evidence, action and influence in partnership with others. Our work spans both large and artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) looking at issues such as informality and company-community relations. We conduct in-country, independent research, hold mutli-stakeholder dialogues and engage in international and national policy processes. Through this we aim to provide evidence to inform policy and neutral spaces that bring multiple stakeholders together to identify and implement collaborative solutions. More details: http://www.iied.org/iieds-artisanal-small-scale-mining-asm-knowledge-programmeTRANSCRIPT
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Abbi Buxton24 October 2014Author name
DateAbbi Buxton24 October 2014
ASM Panel SessionIGF Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
October 24, 2014
Room XXV, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Why is ASM still informal?
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Abbi Buxton24 October 2014PAPER LAUNCH
‘What is legal?’ Formalising artisanal and small-scale mining in Colombia
by Cristina Echavarria
Download the pdf at http://pubs.iied.org/16565IIED
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Abbi Buxton24 October 2014
PAPER LAUNCH
‘What is legal?’ Formalising artisanal and small-scale mining in Colombia by Cristina Echavarria
Download the pdf at http://pubs.iied.org/16565IIED
Chapter 3: Formalising ASM in Colombia Today
• The National Formalisation Policy 2013
• Coordination between institutions
• Occupational training and education for miners
• Organisational and entrepreneurial strengthening of ASM
• Freeing up areas for ASM formalisation
• Miner participation in defining the process
• LSM playing a role through operation contracts and formalisation sub-contracts
• Ethical trading initiatives – Oro Verde and Fairmined Certification
• Global Initiatives – Minamata and OECD
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Abbi Buxton24 October 2014PAPER LAUNCH
Artisanal and small-scale mining: protecting those ‘doing the dirty work’
By Boris Verbrugge, Beverly Besmanos and Abbi Buxton
Download the pdf at http://pubs.iied.org/17262IIED
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Abbi Buxton24 October 2014
PAPER LAUNCH
Artisanal and small-scale mining: protecting those ‘doing the dirty work’ by Boris Verbrugge, Beverly Besmanos and Abbi Buxton
Download the pdf at http://pubs.iied.org/17262IIED
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Abbi Buxton24 October 2014WHY IS ASM STILL INFORMAL?
Policy responses need to address: Diversity and local realities
Priority given to large scale mining
Relations between big and small-scale mining
Lack of coordination between government institutions
Low skills and capacity
Presence of informal social protections
Labour
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Abbi Buxton24 October 2014PANELLISTS
Bruce McKean, Artisanal Gold Council
Gavin Hilson, University of Surrey
Patrick Schein, Alliance for Responsible Mining
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Abbi Buxton24 October 2014THANK YOU
Abbi BuxtonEmail: [email protected]
Twitter: @abbibuxton
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