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Chapter I INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 outlines the objectives, purpose and strategy in greater detail. Reliable information, a presence in the field and public-private partnerships is considered strategic preconditions for achieving the expected outcomes. Simple interventions, such as the introduction of retorts can help set the stage for more complex activities such as the organization of miners. The zoning of the mining areas is also a necessary condition for bringing the sub-sector under control. With these instruments in place the process of policy formulation, legislative and institutional development can be greatly facilitated. The chapter briefly discusses the ideas of the Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto, that have influenced this approach. Among these ideas, an important concept is to promote regulation of the sub-sector in such a manner that that the interests of all stakeholders are served. This chapter explains how much they have to gain from the regulation of the sub-sector. Remedial action can only be effective if the root-causes of the many challenges that face the sub-sector are thoroughly understood. In box 1 the historical causes of the absence of a strong administrative presence in the interior are outlined. 1.1 Objectives, purpose and strategy The objective of this report is to analyze the key issues in the SSGM sector and use the lessons learned to formulate a number of feasible proposals that can be implemented to better manage the sector for the significant reduction of negative health, social and environmental impacts . The ultimate purpose is to suggest ways in which all relevant stakeholder groups can help the government, private sector, the miners, the communities of the interior and others can work together to bring the sub-sector under control and ensure the use of less destructive and polluting mining methods. The report sets out to answer the following three key questions: 1. How can the SSGM sector be regulated and incorporated into the formal economy of Suriname, and become a more sustainable means of earning a livelihood? 2. What roles and responsibilities should be assigned to the government, private sector and civil society? 3. How can these roles and responsibilities be translated effectively into operational rules, assistance schemes and mechanisms of control? The key challenge is to bring the sub-sector under control by creating a win-win-win situation. Government, private sector and civil stakeholders should benefit from the reforms. Reform is to be achieved under severe geographic constraints: isolation, 1
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Page 7 and 8: PREFACE The Suriname gold sector ha
Page 9 and 10: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The World Wildlif
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Fixed costs Operator (150 gr. p. m.
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Finally, the concession holder who
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Table 7. Differences in organizatio
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government‟s policy to phase out
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Institutional: It provides guidance
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The rights of Indigenous, Maroon an
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institutions will be involved, both
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nature, mode of occurrence and quan
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into several categories, basically
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classification of sub-sectors in th
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over a period of five or more years
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To this day, however, little progre
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To issue licenses to small-scale mi
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NB is part of the Forestry Departme
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This development was anticipated by
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in the interior on a regular basis.
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community at the best of their abil
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Help guide law drafters and law mak
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and social laws. An intricate syste
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Table 11. Economic importance of pl
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and likely underestimates the real
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7.1 Summary of the findings Chapter
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the legalization of the activity th
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Uncontrolled sub-sector No funds to
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development leading to a practical
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Hierarchical zoning of SSGM The pro
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13.2 Langatete Zone 13.3 Cottica Zo
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critical, as use of their infrastru
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evised proposal to reflect the outc
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13 De Vletter, D.R., and A.L 1998 t
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32 Maatschap van Geologen en Mijnbo
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