IGF GUÍA PARA GOBIERNOS: GESTIÓN DE LA MINERÍA ARTESANAL Y DE PEQUEÑA ESCALA

The guide outlines a three-phase framework for managing artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) to improve miners' quality of life and enhance the sector's contribution to sustainable development. Phase 1 focuses on preparation through the creation of a government working group, stakeholder consultation forums, and a comprehensive context analysis. Phase 2 involves developing a national ASM vision and creating specific management strategies tailored to different types of mining operations, categorized by product, scale, or mechanization. Phase 3 details the implementation process, including the creation of execution plans, the provision of technical and financial support to miners, and the establishment of monitoring and evaluation systems to ensure the strategy's success.

• The first phase of the management process requires governments to establish an internal working group comprising representatives from relevant ministries, such as mining, finance, environment, and labor, to coordinate the ASM Management Strategy.
• A critical component of the initial phase is the creation of a consultation forum that is inclusive, gender-equal, and conflict-sensitive, allowing stakeholders to inform government policies and decisions.
• To develop an effective strategy, governments must conduct a context analysis that includes an overview of the national ASM sector's scale, location, economy, techniques, and impacts, as well as a supply chain map and political economy analysis.
• The development phase involves creating a vision for the sector and categorizing mining operations by product, scale, or degree of mechanization to avoid imposing a single strategy on a heterogeneous sector.
• Management strategies should combine an economic approach to explore the sector's potential with a mitigation approach that uses licensing, regulation, and education to move the sector away from unacceptable practices toward those that protect human rights and the environment.
• Implementation may require the state to provide a variety of direct supports, including state-sponsored mineral purchasing regimes, access to credit or insurance, geological data, and the subsidization of clean processing plants.

APA

Crawford, A. (2014). IGF GUÍA PARA GOBIERNOS: GESTIÓN DE LA MINERÍA ARTESANAL Y DE PEQUEÑA ESCALA. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/igf-guidance-for-governments-asm-brief-es.pdf

Chicago

Crawford, Alec. IGF GUÍA PARA GOBIERNOS: GESTIÓN DE LA MINERÍA ARTESANAL Y DE PEQUEÑA ESCALA. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2014. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/igf-guidance-for-governments-asm-brief-es.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{crawford2014igf, author = {Crawford, Alec}, title = {{IGF GUÍA PARA GOBIERNOS: GESTIÓN DE LA MINERÍA ARTESANAL Y DE PEQUEÑA ESCALA}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/igf-guidance-for-governments-asm-brief-es.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }