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APPENDIX 2: ADDITIONALGUIDELINES FORFORMULATING ARTISANALDIAMOND MINING POLICY,LAWS AND REGULATIONSThe basis of these guidelines was largely developed through collaborative initiatives between miners,governments, and civil society organizations in the artisanal mining sector in South America. The draftmanual was prepared for the Alliance of Responsible Mining as a working document, and adjusted byconsultants to apply in Liberian ADM circumstances. 351. Integrate ASDM legalization process with Liberia’s socio-economic development plans• Consider Liberia’s international commitments towards the implementation of sustainablepractices.• Integrate ASDM policy on different levels with public policy relating to social, environmental,labor, health and safety, economic, organizational, and technical issues. This will create betterconditions for ASDM to grow and improve and contribute to long-term stability.• Coordinate and cooperate with different government agencies, non-governmental institutions,and ASM organizations at all levels.2. Create laws and regulations based on a coordinated legal strategy• Different disciplines of laws and regulations come together in ASDM: mining licenses, privateproperty rights in land, environmental licenses, evaluation and management of social andenvironmental impacts, taxation and fees, access to financing and financial support, developmentof techniques, health and safety issues, marketing (mining law, environmental law, tax law,private property law, commercial law, etc.).3. If all the disciplines follow the same vision and strategy, the sector can grow in a stable environmentin a shorter time. Encourage stakeholders’ participation at every stage and every level• All stakeholders that impact on ASDM, particularly miners, should be invited to contribute tothe process of development of public policy and a regulatory framework.35Legalization Guide for Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASM). Draft for discussion. ARM Series on Responsible ASM No. 5. March 2011.www.communitymining.org.PRADD LIBERIA: A REVIEW OF THE LEGAL, REGULATORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORKGOVERNING ARTISANAL DIAMOND MINING IN LIBERIA 41