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ICGLR Third Party Audits _ Factsheet
Manual of the Regional Certification Mechanism (RCM) of the ICGLR, Second edition
ASM Formalization Guide in the ICGLR Member States
This guide is a compilation of practices on the basis of ToR commissioned by ICGLR and the active collaboration of main stakeholders in the ICGLR Member States and provides an informative overview of ASM sector mainly on 3Ts and Gold and attempt to guide the Governments on appropriate approaches to formalization of the lower-end of the sector segment, the Artisanal Miners, by drawing from lessons learned from past experiences in the region and elsewhere.
The guide is mainly intended to the Governments, especially entities responsible for the design and enforcement of laws or regulations. Other stakeholders and practitioners from NGO’s, development partners and civil society organizations (CSO) could use the guide to drive their contributions in the formalization efforts to ASM.
Best practices on the strategies to formalize the ASM sector in the ICGLR Member States
In the ICGLR region, ASM produce a variety of mineral commodities with prominence in terms of value to gold, diamonds, coltan and coloured gemstones. Thus, ASM contributes significantly to the economic development (not officially recorded) of the countries where it is practiced. In some countries, it constitutes the only mining activity and produce 100% of the mineral commodities. However, it is also known that the sector faces numerous challenges related to the informality of its economic streams; illegality; environmental disruptions; poverty; vulnerability to trade in conflict minerals; slavery and forced labour; child labour and human rights abuses in the mining camps. There are also gender and cultural barriers to the involvement of women into ASM.
General Overview of the ASM Legislations in the Great Lakes Region (Ethiopia and Ghana AS Benchmark Countries)
The present report discusses and compares the enacted mining codes/laws and regulations in the Member States and additionally for benchmarking the countries like Ethiopia and Ghana.
The context in which the report addresses the issue of ASM is mainly that presented in the law of each country, the paramount political approach to the sector, such as, whether the country clearly decided on promoting ASM or combating it will be discussed in the Guide per se, as this is key for implementation of the Formalisation Guide.
The report presents the definition options for ASM and compares the criteria for its definition. It also reviews the existing practices for the formalization of ASM with special attention to distinction between Artisanal Mining and Small Scale Mining with particular attention to licensing process.
ICGLR Strategy for Artisanal and Small - Scale Gold
Factsheet on the ICGLR Third Party Audits
ICGLR Model Law RINR
International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), namely Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia, agreed to seal a Pact on Security, Stability and Development. The Pact confirms the determination and commitment of Member States to “transform the Great Lakes Region into a space of sustainable peace and security for States and people, political and social stability, shared growth and development”.
Guidelines for Mainstreaming Gender in the Minerals Sector
of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR),
namely Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and
Zambia agreed to seal a Pact on Security, Stability and Development, which
confirms their determination and commitment to “transform the Great Lakes
Region into a space of sustainable peace and security for States and people,
political and social stability, shared growth and development”.
The Pact on Security, Stability and Development For the Great Lakes Region
For the Great Lakes Region, December 2006 Amended November 2012.
Protocol against the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources
Conference on the Great Lakes Region.
Lusaka declaration
Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) gathered in Lusaka, Zambia, on
15 December 2010;