Guide IGF à l'intention des gouvernements : Gérer l'activité minière artisanale et à petite échelle

The document outlines a three-phase framework for governments to manage artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). Phase 1 focuses on preparation, including forming a working group, establishing stakeholder consultation forums, and conducting context analysis. Phase 2 details the creation of a national ASM vision and the development of tailored management strategies based on the type of mining operation, utilizing both economic and impact-based approaches. Phase 3 covers the practical implementation, including legislative updates, the establishment of ASM zones, and the creation of monitoring and evaluation systems. The guide emphasizes the integration of informal ASM into legal and economic systems while reducing social and environmental harms.

• The management of ASM is structured into three primary phases: 'LE DÉMARRAGE' (Start-up), 'ÉLABORER UNE STRATÉGIE DE GESTION DE L'ASM' (Developing a Management Strategy), and 'MISE EN ŒUVRE DE LA STRATÉGIE DE GESTION DE L'ASM' (Implementing the Management Strategy).
• To ensure legitimacy, governments must establish a stakeholder consultation forum that is participatory, transparent, regular, gender-balanced, and sensitive to conflicts.
• A comprehensive context analysis is required before strategy development, encompassing a scoping study, government capacity assessment, sector evaluation, impact assessment, political economy analysis, supply chain mapping, and geological/land-use mapping.
• Governments are advised to categorize ASM practices into three levels: 'inacceptable' (unacceptable), 'mauvaises' (bad), and 'bonnes' (good). Unacceptable practices, such as child labor or funding armed groups, must be made illegal and treated as criminal offenses.
• The most recommended impact-based approach is a permit and regulation system, where the state grants permits to compliant operations and shuts down those without permits.
• Governments can use 'conditional assistance'—providing equipment or services only to those who comply with regulations—to incentivize formalization and better practices.
• Taxation of ASM should only be implemented if the projected tax revenues exceed the cost of collection and the economic cost of resulting non-compliance.
• Economic reintegration for ASM workers during physical relocation should follow IFC Performance Standard 5, ensuring that alternative livelihoods offer similar work and acceptable pay to prevent miners from returning to illegal sites.

APA

Paget, D., Garrett, N., & Crawford, A. (2017). Guide IGF à l'intention des gouvernements : Gérer l'activité minière artisanale et à petite échelle. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/igf-guidance-for-governments-asm-fr.pdf

Chicago

Paget, Dan, Nicholas Garrett, and Alec Crawford. Guide IGF à l'intention des gouvernements : Gérer l'activité minière artisanale et à petite échelle. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2017. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/igf-guidance-for-governments-asm-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{paget2017guide, author = {Paget, Dan and Garrett, Nicholas and Crawford, Alec}, title = {{Guide IGF à l'intention des gouvernements : Gérer l'activité minière artisanale et à petite échelle}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2017}, month = jan, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/igf-guidance-for-governments-asm-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }