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EGP Newsletter

Newsletter from the Environmental Governance Programme (EGP) for Sustainable Natural Resource Management.

By Environmental Governance Programme (EGP)

December 21^st, 2022

The EGP is a joint initiative of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the United Nations Development Programme. The programme supports countries in integrating environment and human rights into the governance of the mining sector.

Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM):

Gender Equality in Mining:

Last Days to Register for the #GenderAndMining Course! (Deadline: February 28, 2023)

Learning:

Participatory Environmental Monitoring (PEM):

Introducing our Work on Participatory Environmental Monitoring

Partners & Additional Resources:

EGP on Social Media:

Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM):

Liberia Story of Change: Unleashing the Power of Citizen Participation in Mining Governance

This new story by UNDP Liberia focuses on how ASM miners and communities impacted by mining near the Gola Forest National Park joined forces to establish the region's first participatory environmental monitoring committee, enabling community-based monitoring of land degradation in abandoned mining sites and rehabilitating such sites by planting native and fructiferous trees.

The committee also serves as a platform for dialogue with provincial and central government and civil society organisations to address mounting environmental challenges associated with the global demand for critical transition minerals.

“ASM miners need access to financial and technical support to carry out their work without harming the environment and the communities where we live.” – Mulbah Kelleh, chairperson of the Kongbor ASM association in Gbarpolu County.

Read the Story of Change

News Story: “Liberia's Draft Mining Law in Review”

On December 12, 2012, Liberia’s Global News Network (GNN) reported on the support being provided by the ASM Working Group in drafting the country’s Mining Law, which includes, for the first time, a section on environmental protection and addresses the need for regulation and monitoring of ASM activities. The EGP-supported Working Group is a multi-stakeholder platform that brings together ASM miners, communities, civil society organizations and the Liberian government, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the Ministry of Mines and Energy, for dialogue and action towards improved mining governance.

“The ASM sector is a major source of livelihood for more than 100,000 gold and diamond miners across Liberia. Notwithstanding, the sector, for the most part, has been under-regulated, thus undermining its huge potential to support social and economic growth and livelihood of rural communities with little or no access to basic services and income-generating activities.” - Abraham Tumbey, EGP Programme Coordinator at UNDP Liberia.

Read the News Story

Gender Equality in Mining:

Last Days to Register for the #GenderAndMining Course!

To be open until February 28, 2023, the EGP-supported online course on gender equality in mining is available in English, Spanish, French and Russian. This self-paced course supports women-led organisations and government decision-makers to:

Evaluate the impact of mining projects on communities, with a particular emphasis on projects’ impact on women;
Assess the benefits of women’s active participation and engagement in mining projects for communities, companies and governments; and
Implement measures to effectively eliminate gender-based violence in mining operations and communities impacted by mining.

“This is a very detailed course on gender dynamics in the mining industry. It has equipped us with relevant knowledge and skills on how to enhance the participation of women in the mining sector” - Monica Gichuhi, Eastern Africa Representative, Association of Women in Mining in Africa.

Register here

Register for the free self-paced course on #GenderAndMining.

Learning:

Report: Introductory Workshop on Environmental Legislation in Mining between Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia (September 28, 2022)

For the first time, overnment decision-makers, civil society organisations and the UNDP teams in Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia joined forces to exchange experiences about mining governance, establishing foundations for further learning and cooperation. In both countries, there is an urgent need to streamline laws and regulations to operate better together, including by improving enforcement and monitoring capacities and results.

Convened by the EGP and the UNDP Country Offices in Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia, the workshop also put a strong emphasis on the need for community participation to be strengthened throughout the mining cycle, ranging from licensing to mine closure and rehabilitation.

Read the Workshop Report

EGP Infographics: Mining & Transition to a Low-Carbon Future

A low-carbon economy will require doubling the global production of copper and zinc, while the production of lithium and certain rare earth metals will need to grow by 600% (Inter-American Development Bank, 2022). How these minerals are mined can have substantial environmental, social, and human rights implications, including the rise in conflict, forced displacement and migration.

This is especially critical in developing nations with weak mining governance systems – such as inadequate regulations, lack of enforcement and limited citizen participation in decision-making. Improving mining governance in developing countries is therefore crucial for ensuring a more just transition to a low-carbon future.

Download the EGP Infographics

EGP Infographics: Mining and Transition to a Low-Carbon Future

Summary Report: Special Session of the UN Working Group on Transforming the Extractive Industries for Sustainable Development (November 10, 2022)

The EGP supported the organisation of a special session of the UN Working Group on Extractive Industries at the 2022 annual meeting of the IGF, bringing together around 40 delegates from twelve African, Asian, and Latin American countries. It explored challenges that mineral-producing countries face, what specific policy initiatives can address them, and how UN agencies can align and support country efforts.

Concrete examples of how countries navigate challenges to harness extractive industries for sustainable development were shared, including insights and experiences shared by delegates from Senegal, Tanzania, Gabon, Morocco, Rwanda, Sweden, Brazil, Mongolia, Dominican Republic, and Nigeria.

Read the Summary Report

Summary Report: Transforming the Extractive Industries into Engines for Sustainable Development (November 10, 2022)

UN Common Narrative: Upholding the Human Right to a Healthy Environment to Address the Triple Planetary Crisis (December 5, 2022)

UNDP and other members of the UN Environment Management Group and the Working Group on Rights of Future Generations published a common narrative on how to integrate human rights and the environmental dimensions of sustainable development. It seeks to support Member States and relevant stakeholders to advance the realization of the right to a healthy environment in synergy with the Sustainable Development Goals, international human rights treaties, international labour standards, and multilateral environmental agreements and frameworks.

Read the Common Narrative

Participatory Environmental Monitoring (PEM):

Introducing our Work on Participatory Environmental Monitoring

The EGP launched a new website section dedicated to PEM, offering an overview of the programme's work with national, local and community partners in Argentina, Colombia, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mongolia, and Peru, and learning resources and publications related to the subject.

PEM enables local communities and other stakeholders, including marginalised groups, to collect information on the state of the environment and to apply data and additional information to hold governments and companies accountable.

Visit the website

PEM committee in Huarmey, Department of Ancash, Peru. Photo: UNDP Peru/Bruno Cámara Rojo.

Partners & Additional Resources:

Photo Gallery: A Young Environmental Journalist's Journey to COP27 (November 6-18, 2022)

Hassan Yasin is a young environmental defender from Mogadishu, Somolia, who co-founded the Somali Greenpeace Association in 2019 and participated in the Young Environmental Journalist training programme in 2020 and 2021. With support from the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance, he attended last month's COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to amplify the voices of Somali communities at the frontline of the climate crisis and coordinate youth-based climate action. Hassan has shared his photos and insights from the UN Conference with the EGP.

View Hassan's Photo Gallery

Summary Report from the 18th Annual General Meeting of the IGF: Critical Minerals and the Energy Transition (November 8-10, 2022)

Since 2018, the EGP has been working with the IGF to enable global knowledge sharing and country-level action towards women’s empowerment in the mining sector. The EGP-IGF partnership includes the “Women and the Mine of the Future” project and facilitating Massive Open Online Courses on #GenderAndMining for more than 3,000 stakeholders in 133 countries.

The IGF is a voluntary association of over 80 resource-rich countries which supports efforts to strengthen legal and policy frameworks and promote good governance in mining. This year's IGF global gathering theme was Critical Minerals and the Energy Transition, focusing on the urgent need for the mining sector to reposition itself to ensure that the critical transition minerals are extracted and traded responsibly.

Read the Summary Report

Call for Nominations for the Earthshot Prize 2023 (Deadline: January 10, 2023)

UNDP is proud to be one of the Official Nominators across the world for the Earthshot Prize, which was launched in October 2020 to incentivise change and help to repair our planet over the next ten years. EGP Country Teams in programme countries are encouraged to submit ideas for potential nominees by completing the details in this form by January 10, 2023.

Earthshot Prize winners receive a global platform and prestigious profile, with their stories highlighted over the decade and the ambition that their solutions lead to mass adoption, replication, and scaling.

Nomination Form for the 2023 Prize

Learn about the 2022 Winners

EGP on Social Media:

Environmental Governance Programme (EGP)

The EGP is a global programme jointly implemented by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and UNDP since 2014. The EGP supports resource-rich countries in integrating environment and human rights into the governance of the mining sector. Programme countries include Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mongolia, Namibia, Peru, and Zambia.

The EGP is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

EMAIL: CONTACT.EGP@UNDP.ORG

WEB: WWW.ENVIRONMENTALGOVERNANCEPROGRAMME.ORG

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Cover photo: The Gola Rainforest, a global biodiversity hotspot in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Photo credits: Benjamin Barca (@Benji_Barca).

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Cover photo: The Gola Rainforest, a global biodiversity hotspot in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Photo credits: Benjamin Barca (@Benji_Barca).

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