GUIDE IGF À L'INTENTION DES GOUVERNEMENTS: AMÉLIORER LES CADRES JURIDIQUES POUR L'ÉVALUATION ET LA GESTION DES IMPACTS ENVIRONNEMENTAUX ET SOCIAUX

The document outlines a comprehensive legal framework for managing the environmental and social impacts of large-scale mining throughout the mine life cycle. It identifies 20 essential components of a robust legal framework, ranging from sustainable development commitments and public consultation to financial guarantees for mine closure. The guide details key government actions across four phases: exploration (screening), planning (ESIA review and approval), construction and operation (monitoring and enforcement), and closure (post-mining transition). It emphasizes the need for inter-ministerial coordination, the avoidance of legal stabilization of environmental clauses to allow for updates, and the use of gap analyses to improve national legal frameworks.

• A comprehensive legal framework for ESIA and management plans is essential to prevent mining activities from harming the environment or disrupting social structures and to optimize sustainable development benefits.
• The document identifies 20 core components of a complete legal framework, which include clear identification of responsible authorities, requirements for public engagement and transparency, the necessity of ESIA before project approval, and the requirement for proportional sanctions for non-compliance.
• Governments are advised against granting legal stabilization for environmental and social provisions in laws and contracts to ensure that legal frameworks can be continuously improved and updated.
• During the exploration phase, a preliminary screening process is critical to determine if a project requires a full ESIA based on environmental and social risk levels, with large-scale projects and significant expansions mandatory candidates for ESIA.
• The government's review of the ESIA during the planning phase must include an evaluation of all technically feasible alternatives, including the 'no-project' alternative, before granting environmental authorization.
• Effective mine closure and post-mining transition require the mandatory provision of adequate financial guarantees for rehabilitation and closure, which must be maintained by the permit holder.
• To improve existing legal frameworks, governments should conduct a 'gap analysis' comparing their current laws to international best practices and utilize a structured revision process involving inter-agency working groups.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2020). GUIDE IGF À L'INTENTION DES GOUVERNEMENTS: AMÉLIORER LES CADRES JURIDIQUES POUR L'ÉVALUATION ET LA GESTION DES IMPACTS ENVIRONNEMENTAUX ET SOCIAUX. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-07/igf-esia-summary-fr.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. GUIDE IGF À L'INTENTION DES GOUVERNEMENTS: AMÉLIORER LES CADRES JURIDIQUES POUR L'ÉVALUATION ET LA GESTION DES IMPACTS ENVIRONNEMENTAUX ET SOCIAUX. 2020. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-07/igf-esia-summary-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2020guide, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{GUIDE IGF À L'INTENTION DES GOUVERNEMENTS: AMÉLIORER LES CADRES JURIDIQUES POUR L'ÉVALUATION ET LA GESTION DES IMPACTS ENVIRONNEMENTAUX ET SOCIAUX}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2020}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-07/igf-esia-summary-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }