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Undermining Rights: Indigenous Lands and Mining in the Amazon

Patricia Quijano Vallejos, Peter Veit, Pedro Tipula and Katie Reytar English

Conducting geospatial analysis of the Amazon biogeographic region, this report estimates, for the first time, the full extent of legal, large-scale mining concessions and illegal mining operations on Indigenous territories within the rainforest. The study focuses on Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization
Countries:

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

Peru
Topics:

Biodiversity/ Environmental Rehabilitation

Conflict Areas

Cyanide/ Mercury

Development

Due Diligence Resources

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Environmental Impact

Gender

Gold Consumers

Governance

Health/Safety

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Income/Livelihood

Indigenous Peoples

Legal Framework

Mining Laws and Policies

Sustainable Development Goals
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TRANSMAPE. Community Engagement for the Transformation of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining and Social Learning

CIRIDI 2020 English

The TransMAPE project was the result of coordinated action between the Canadian International Resources and Development Institute (CIRDI) and the Vice Ministry of Mines in Ecuador with its related institutions, and with the support of other academic institutions and community-based ASM organizations. The primary long-term objective of the TransMAPE project was to co-design a training program for miners, communities, regulators and policy-makers to assist in the technical certification of small-scale artisanal mining in Ecuador. CIRDI’s aim was for a competency-based training program that builds the capacity of ASM miners.
Knowledge Areas:

Awareness Raising

Formalization

Technical Solutions
Countries:

Ecuador
Topics:

Health/Safety

Income/Livelihood

Governance

Environmental Impact
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Environmental Assessment and Management for Artisanal and Small-scale Mining

CIRDI 2017 English

This guidance document outlines a process to assess and manage the environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) for governments and miners. The approach focuses on incremental and achievable environmental outcomes at individual ASM mines.
Knowledge Areas:

Awareness Raising

Formalization
Countries:

Ecuador
Topics:

Mining Laws and Policies

Income/Livelihood

Governance

Environmental Impact

Development
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Forest-Smart Mining: Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining in Forest Landscapes

World Bank 2019 English

This report reviews existing knowledge and experience around mining in forested landscapes. It focuses on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). It analyzed several active ASM mine sites as case studies to identify good and bad practices for forest-smart mining and the conditions and mechanisms that motivate these practices.
Knowledge Areas:

Technical Solutions

Formalization
Countries:

Colombia

Ecuador

Indonesia

Mongolia
Topics:

Governance

Biodiversity/ Environmental Rehabilitation

Environmental Impact
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SDC experiences with Formalization and Responsible Environmental Practices in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining in Latin America and Asia (Mongolia)

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation 2011 English

The present paper summarizes the lessons learnt by SDC and its cooperation partners at governmental, institutional and community level during the past two decades. It is dedicated to the millions of artisanal miners and their families who deserve a life in dignity, and intended as a contribution to the common global goal of reducing mercury emissions.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Technical Solutions
Countries:

Mongolia

Ecuador

Peru
Topics:

Health/Safety

Income/Livelihood

Governance

Environmental Impact

Development
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La Realidad de la Minería Ilegal en Países Amazónicos

Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA) 2014 Spanish

Este estudio nos ha permitido tener una visión detallada de la dimensión regional del problema, siendo uno de los hallazgos más relevantes la importante brecha de información oficial que limita el alcance y efectividad de las políticas de Estado para hacer frente a la minería ilegal e informal. A esta realidad se suma la heterogeneidad de criterios entre cada país para definir y medir los problemas de la ilegalidad e informalidad en minería.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization
Countries:

Colombia

Ecuador

Peru
Topics:

Mining Laws and Policies

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Governance

Environmental Impact

Conflict Areas
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Analysis of Formalization Approaches in the Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining Sector Based on Experiences in Ecuador, Mongolia, Peru, Tanzania, and Uganda. A compendium of case studies.

UNEP 2012 English

This document compiles the summaries of the five case studies that were developed for the analysis for stakeholders on formalization in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector based on experiences in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization
Countries:

Ecuador

Mongolia

Peru
Topics:

Governance

Mining Laws and Policies
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Undermining Rights: Indigenous Lands and Mining in the Amazon

TRANSMAPE. Community Engagement for the Transformation of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining and Social Learning

Environmental Assessment and Management for Artisanal and Small-scale Mining

Forest-Smart Mining: Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining in Forest Landscapes

SDC experiences with Formalization and Responsible Environmental Practices in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining in Latin America and Asia (Mongolia)

La Realidad de la Minería Ilegal en Países Amazónicos

Analysis of Formalization Approaches in the Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining Sector Based on Experiences in Ecuador, Mongolia, Peru, Tanzania, and Uganda. A compendium of case studies.