Part II guidance Notes Pillar I – Laws, Policies, and Institutions
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MPF Part II Guidance Notes - For Ratification (1)
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Scope of Application
This Pillar is applicable to: • The entire life cycle of the mine from prospection, exploration, exploitation through to mine closure, and post-mining transition. With some exceptions, this also applies to mineral processing. • Medium- to large-scale new or existing mining operations, as well as closed and abandoned mines across all mineral and metal commodities. Some recommendations of this Pillar are relevant for the artisanal and small-scale mining sector; however, ASM is primarily covered in Pillar VI. • Mines operated by any entity including public, private, and state-owned businesses. • All relevant laws, regulations, policies, strategies, and agreements related to (or impacting) the mining sector governance in a country. • All relevant institutions involved in the management of mineral development within a given jurisdiction. Guidance to Implement Pillar I – Laws, Policies, and Institutions MPF recommendations Guidance 1.1 Generation and access to geological information 1.1.1 Generate baseline geological, geophysical, topographical, and other information relevant for national land-use planning, mineral development, and environmental and social protections. • The country should have a consolidated and comprehensive geological, geophysical, and topographical database consistent with the Geographic Information System (GIS) that includes known mineralogical occurrences and identified mineral resources across the entire country. • The geological database should be linked to databases used for national land-use planning, including mining cadasters. • The geological information should be regularly updated by integrating exploration results of mining entities and latest geological interpretations both from mining entities and national geological surveys or mining cadasters (Refer to recommendation 1.1.3). • The government should encourage research collaboration between the national geologic survey, specific public research bodies, and the mining companies. In keeping with the commitment of IGF members to ensure that mining activities within their jurisdiction are compatible with the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs), implementation of Pillar I’s recommendations advance the following SDGs: • SDG 1 (Poverty Reduction) by promoting better opportunities for mining communities. • SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being) by requiring mining entities to address community health impacts. • SDG 5 (Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment) by enacting laws and policies that pursue gender equality in the mining sector and ensuring women’s full and effective participation at all levels of decision-making. • SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) by requiring mining entities to submit comprehensive environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) to protect water resources and monitoring its compliance. • SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities) by championing inclusivity through requiring mining entities to identify opportunities for different groups within mining communities. • SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) by strengthening efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and national heritage and by promoting land-use planning. • SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) by promoting mining companies public reporting of sustainability impacts. • SDG 15 (Life on Land) by requiring mining entities to submit comprehensive ESIAs to protect natural habitat and monitoring its compliance. • SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions), by promoting the rule of law and promoting non- discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development, ensuring responsive, inclusive and participatory decision-making and protecting fundamental freedoms in accordance with national legislation and international agreements; by preventing conflict through thorough consultations and restricting mining in conflict areas. • SDG 17 (Partnerships for Goals) by requiring mining entities to share exploration data to be included in geological information, and by encouraging trust between communities, mining entities, and government. 3 • The government should establish and maintain a geological department equipped with up-to- date mainstream GIS and interpretation software and skilled geologists and technicians to operate them. Operators benefit from regular training to maintain their expertise. • The geological database should use the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) developed by the UNECE to classify and disclose its geological potential. 1.1.2 Provide access to geological and cadastral information to companies, individuals, communities, and other civil- society actors to ensure that consultations between different Download 0.9 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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