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Responsible mining and environmental restoration
Working with organized small-scale miners on land reclamation, water protection and pollution prevention.
The case
Mining is central to the Western Region’s economy and to the damage done to its rivers and farmland. ACEPS works with organized small-scale miners rather than against them, on the premise that lasting change comes from informed practice, not enforcement alone.
The work covers responsible practice and the regulations that govern it, land restoration and reclamation, and protecting the water sources that whole communities draw on. Chiefs and local authorities are trained alongside miners, because decisions about land are made together.
What this involves
- Environmental awareness training for small-scale miners
- Education on responsible mining practices and regulations for chiefs, local authorities and communities
- Training on land restoration and reclamation
- Water protection and pollution-prevention awareness
ACEPS is in Phase 1. The programmes described across this site are what the organisation is set up to deliver. They are not a record of work already completed.