Part II guidance Notes Pillar I – Laws, Policies, and Institutions
Participatory Environmental Monitoring Committees in
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MPF Part II Guidance Notes - For Ratification (1)
Participatory Environmental Monitoring Committees in Mining Contexts , 2019). • Government should ensure that mining entities publish biodiversity monitoring reports through printed material or other accessible and culturally appropriate means such as websites, television, or radio announcements. • Government should impose sanctions for non-compliance through an established method of determining sanctions, with escalating violation categories. The regulatory framework should enable government agencies to legally apply pre-defined, objective sanctions. • Governments are encouraged to establish an accountability mechanism that is accessible and culturally appropriate where mining community members can file a complaint and seek resolution. 4.4 Waste 4.4.1 Enact standards and codes to ensure mine waste structures are appropriately and safely designed, operated, maintained, and closed. • Government should require accountability for the design, construction, operation, and management of mine waste facilities. • Government should require quality assurance and quality control to ensure: o Good quality and safe construction of waste structures o Effective maintenance to ensure proper operation o Regular monitoring to ensure proper function o Regular, periodic executive review o Public environmental reporting. • Governments should review and consider the following benchmarks: o For tailings management: The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management o
Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines for Mining and the EU’s Directive 2006/21/EC on Management of Waste from Extractive Industries . For additional examples of good legal frameworks for mine waste management refer to the IGF’s Mine Waste Management: Case studies from Ghana and Canada and Guidance for Governments: Environmental management and mining governance ” . • Governments should assess re-mining of waste materials during the feasibility study and before the complete sealing of waste dumps to mitigate the risk of attracting informal mining at the site post-closure. 4.4.2.a Require mining entities to plan, design, construct and operate waste structures such that geotechnical, climate, and environmental risks are assessed and managed throughout the mine life cycle. • Decisions regarding the types of mine waste facilities and their locations should take into consideration: o The potential impact on the health and livelihood of community members, including women and children o Existing and potential climate change impacts o Mine expansion forecasts o Other environmental and social risk factors. • Mine waste structures should be designed to respond to emergencies such as power outages, seismic events, and major weather events (such as emergency and flood overflow spillways and channels). • Mine waste facilities must be managed and monitored throughout the life of the mine and after mine closure, including the ongoing management of geotechnical and geochemical risks and environmental impacts. • Government should ensure that the mining entity undertakes an alternatives assessment at the planning stage that takes into consideration alternative uses for the land post-closure. |
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