Selected links to projects, actors and activities related to SYMIN
Governance of Mining Sector – Afghanistan
- Ministry of Mines of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Illegal Mining – Afghan Minister Cracks Down On Illegal Mining
- The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Policies: General
- The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Policies: Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Policy
- Afghanistan Mining Cadastre - Online Map of Mining Titles
- World Bank: Afghanistan: Sustainable Development of Natural Resources Project SDNRP II Project: Emergency Project Paper
Earth Observation and Mining
- GMES4Mining
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) - based Geoservices for Mining Areas in Support of Processes in Prospection, Exploration and Monitoring for Environmental Protection and Operational Safety. - EO-Miners
Earth Observation for Monitoring and Observing Environmental and Societal Impacts of Mineral Resources Exploration and Exploitation. - ImpactMin
The overall objective of ImpactMin is to develop new methods and a toolset for impact monitoring of mining operations using earth observations and in-situ data. - MINEO
Monitoring and assessing the environmental Impact of mining in Europe using advanced earth observation techniques. - G-Mosaic
The G-MOSAIC collaborative project will provide intelligence data that can be applied to early warning and crisis prevention as well as to crisis management and rapid interventions in hot spots around the world. - GEO-ESA
Community paper concerning inactive mines hazards - Coal fire research and earth observation
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
- Alliance for Responsible Mining
The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) is an independent, global-scale, pioneering initiative established in 2004 to enhance equity and wellbeing in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). - Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)
- CASM
CASM is a global networking and coordination facility with a stated mission to reduce poverty by improving the environmental, social and economic performance of artisanal and small-scale mining in developing countries. - ASM-PACE
Focused on the impacts of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) occurring in protected areas and critical ecosystems (PACE). - ICMM – International Council on Mining & Metals
Report: How large-scale mining can engage with artisanal and small-scale miners - UNEP study on formalization approaches in ASM (gold)
- Kimberley Process and ASM
- BICC – Projects on resources and conflicts
- BGR – German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources: Mineral Certification in Africa
- BGR – German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources: Mongolia
- Sustainable Artisanal Mining Project