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Gemstone ASM mining impacts on the climate (SDG13), the environment, biodiversity and the terrestrial ecosystem
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In ensuring sustainable mining of gemstone calls for enhanced collaboration and strong partnership by different stakeholders in Taita Taveta. This pillar strives to address the social, economic and environmental governance through inclusive participation by the key players such as the national, county governments ASM miners, local communities, mining entrepreneurs, political leaders, academic institutions, faith-based organizations, and health practitioners. The planned interventions under this thematic area for example holding multi-sectoral dialogue forum, inclusive gemstone resource governance, ASM formalization and entrenching accountability and responsibility will in the short, medium and long term encourage the autonomous co-existence of artisanal small-scale miners to support ASM yield optimal results.
A sustainable, accountable and transparent mining sector in Taita Taveta can promote a peaceful and inclusive community (SDG16). Although ASM was recently recognized as a legal entity in the Mining Act (2016), a majority of artisanal miners are operating informally without the requisite permits and licenses to conduct their operations. They mine informally as a response to the complex, bureaucratic and expensive nature of the mining licensing processes. Some have alluded to the corruption in the process of licensing and the renewal rights.
Overall, to address the negative social, economic, environment and governance impacts of ASM practices requires a collaborative and partnership approach (SDG17) by all mining stakeholders in Taita Taveta. The stakeholders include national and county governments, artisanal and small-scale miners, the local mining communities, mining entrepreneurs, mining business associations, political leaders, regulatory bodies, academic institutions, faith-based organizations, local NGOS, community-based organizations, and public service departments like for rangers, police, and health practitioners.
The formalization of the ASM sector continues to be championed as an essential pathway to accelerate poverty reduction and increase equal rights to land and mineral resources, increase wealth and sustain livelihoods, engender local development, foster employment creation and better sustainable mining processes.
Key Thematic Clusters and Actions
Governance: Multi-stakeholder Dialogue Forum
Participation in Gemstone Resource Governance
ASM Formalisation
Strengthen the governance of artisanal mining associations
Accountability and Responsibility
Research and knowledge exchange and transfer
Gemstone ASM mining impacts on the climate (SDG13), the environment, biodiversity and the terrestrial ecosystem
Artisanal and small-scale mining activities has spurred infrastructural development in the county where access to water, roads, communication
The nature of ASM has both positive and negative impacts on the social development of miners and the mining communities.
Gemstone mining plays a critical role in economic development of Taita Taveta County which directly contributes
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