LIVRET SYNTHÉTIQUE DU RAPPORT D’AUDIT COMMUNAUTAIRE DES IMPACTS DE LA SOCIÉTÉ MINIÈRE DE BOKÉ (SMB)

The document details how bauxite mining by the Société Minière de Boké (SMB) has led to severe environmental degradation, health crises, and systemic human rights violations across 24 villages in the Boké region. Key findings include widespread air and water pollution, the illegal dispossession of customary lands with inadequate compensation, and a lack of community participation in environmental and social impact assessments. The report concludes with demands for the SMB to implement resettlement and livelihood restoration plans and for the Guinean state to conduct independent impact studies and finalize regulatory frameworks.

• Bauxite extraction and transport by SMB have caused significant air pollution, particularly during the dry season, leading to respiratory illnesses such as coughs, sinusitis, and pneumonia among local residents.
• Mining activities have severely impacted agricultural productivity; dust accumulation on leaves hinders photosynthesis and pollination, causing a drastic drop in cashew nut harvests.
• Communities have been illegally dispossessed of their lands, with SMB ignoring customary land rights by treating the land as state-owned, resulting in insufficient or absent compensation.
• Water sources, including streams and boreholes, have been contaminated by mining runoff and groundwater disruption, rendering the water unfit for drinking and causing waterborne diseases.
• The SMB failed to involve the 24 impacted villages in the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) process, violating rights to information and participation.
• Mining operations have caused physical damage to homes through blasting and led to livestock deaths due to dust-covered grazing grass.

APA

Natural Justice (2023). LIVRET SYNTHÉTIQUE DU RAPPORT D’AUDIT COMMUNAUTAIRE DES IMPACTS DE LA SOCIÉTÉ MINIÈRE DE BOKÉ (SMB). https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Livret-Synthetique-du-rapport-d-audit-communautaire-des-impacts-de-la-SMB.pdf

Chicago

Natural Justice. LIVRET SYNTHÉTIQUE DU RAPPORT D’AUDIT COMMUNAUTAIRE DES IMPACTS DE LA SOCIÉTÉ MINIÈRE DE BOKÉ (SMB). 2023. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Livret-Synthetique-du-rapport-d-audit-communautaire-des-impacts-de-la-SMB.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{naturaljustice2023livret, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{LIVRET SYNTHÉTIQUE DU RAPPORT D’AUDIT COMMUNAUTAIRE DES IMPACTS DE LA SOCIÉTÉ MINIÈRE DE BOKÉ (SMB)}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, year = {2023}, month = feb, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Livret-Synthetique-du-rapport-d-audit-communautaire-des-impacts-de-la-SMB.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }