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From these results, the Community Participation theme reached the largest portion at 34%, indicating that scientific literature tends to focus more on community participation in the local ...

Each community expressed a strong preference for third-party M&E of CBAs and greater community participation in M&E, indicating a lack of trust in mining …

Introduction. Community participation came to the fore with the 1978 Alma Ata declaration, which framed the community as central to the planning, organizing, operation and control of primary health care [].In recent years, community participation has once again emerged as a priority in health globally following the initiation of the new …

The participation of communities in the process of environmental decision-making in Nigeria and the Niger Delta region in particular is a relatively new process. There are many practical problems ...

core business of mining to participation in community development, where 'corporate willingness to surrender ... Arnstein S. 1969. A ladder of citizen participation. AIP Journal July: 216–244 ...

The spate of conflicts and community agitation against mining in Ghana suggests that environmental governance did not fully address the concerns of all the stakeholders (Obara & Jenkins, 2006 ...

a contextual factor that can be addressed via community engagement and in the study design to minimize misinterpretation or bias and to maximize the ability to detect causal risk factors for health outcomes. Rural Community Viewpoint on Long-Term Research Participation Within a Uranium Mining Legacy, Grants Mining District, New Mexico

The shared experience of living and working in a mining community creates strong cohesion. Understanding the inherent strength of identity and unity within …

Community participation has become an essential element of government policy around the globe in recent decades. This move towards 'government through community' has been presented as an opportunity for citizens to gain power and as a necessary part of the shift from government to governance, enabling states and communities to tackle complex …

This article focuses on community relations in the mining industry, within the context of sustainable development, social responsibility and stakeholder …

1. Introduction. Mining activities pose high risks to the environment and are commonly associated with having a negative social impact on local communities (Saes and Muradian, 2021; Milanez and de Oliveira, 2013).With a growing global demand for minerals there has been an increasing trend of tailings dam failures in recent decades, followed by …

The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, an organization representing Canada's junior mining sector, recently published Gender Diversity and Inclusion: A Guide for Explorers, which is designed as a guide for mining companies that are new to understanding issues and implementing efforts related to gender, diversity and inclusion.

Mineral exploitation contributes significantly to economic growth and development in most world economies. In Africa, Ghana is the second largest gold producer, contributing to about 5.7% of the country's GDP. The mining sector in Ghana consists of both small-scale and large-scale mining, each of which has varying environmental impacts. This paper …

However, the existing studies only measure the degree of public concern about air pollution from a quantitative perspective, few studies have conducted in-depth mining on characteristics of different topics of public concern (Cairns, 2015), especially public awareness of participation in haze governance, the theme content of government ...

Results suggest that community participation in school life is associated with students' learning achievements, but the association depends on who "community" refers to, and under the condition of a school context where communities have the necessary resources to support schools.

1. Introduction. Large-scale mining projects inevitably have widespread impacts on local societies and ecologies. Because of their close relationships to the land, water, and resources therein, and their marginalized social and economic positions, Indigenous peoples living in current or former settler colonies are particularly vulnerable …

Promote the participation of women in mining. Compiled By Chenai Chingwaramuse-Student. The mining industry in Zimbabwe has been one of the economic pillars since time in memorial. It is estimated that 60% of the country's export earnings are from the mineral exports while the mining sector covers 16% of the national Gross …

Identifying the age groups, education levels and interests of the community members, among other information, helps in getting to know the community 48. Motivation for participation can vary ...

Besides the balance of economic, environmental, and social aspects, the mine owner and local community have to be engaged in …

The aims of this study to examine and elaborate community participation in anticipating and tackling pollution and environmental damage, thereby creating a healthy and sustainable life ...

1. Introduction: women in the mining industry. The role of women in mining economies is increasingly recognized in management and policy fora. Early movements for diversity in mining occurred in the 1970s and primarily focused on gender diversity (C. Kincaid and Smith, 2021).Most recently, however, the movement has expanded to …

In cases where the land is occupied by the community, the minister may impose conditions to promote the rights and interests of the community including conditions for participation. Mining companies should contribute towards the socio-economic development of the areas in which they are operating (MPRDA, 2002).

IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science. Community Development and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study of Mining Companies in Zvishavane and Mutoko in Zimbabwe. ... Previous studies on CSR focused on what mining companies should do for the community and the environment of their operations. Minimal research in the context …

Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Barriers to local community participation in mining projects: The eroding role of power imbalance and information …

International Journal of Social Science Research and Review 4(4):104-126; DOI: ... Hence, by taking into account the importance of community participation in development programs, this study ...

participation domains that have significant impact on conflict management on gold mining resources that is the community participation domain which constitute the predictors for conflict management. I this a al sis, …

Sustainable mining has received much attention in recent years as a consequence of the negative impacts of mining and public awareness. The aim of this paper is to provide mining companies guidance on improving the sustainability of their sites through effective community engagement based on recent advances in the literature. It …

However, in others, if communities can work with mining companies to identify points of intersection between the needs of the regions that host mining …

This invisibility is beginning to change as gen-. der and women are increasingly referenced in mining reform initia-. tives. In this paper, we provide an overview of extant research on. gender and ...

This article examines the issue of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of CBAs, essential to demonstrating tangible benefits to the community. For the most part, such systems are absent in CBAs. Through field research at three mining communities/sites in Ghana (Kenyasi, Bogoso/Prestea, and Iduapriem/Tarkwa), the authors confirm the …

PDF | This article examines local-level community development (CD) facilitated by the mining industry. It moves beyond polarized debates that pit CD in... | …

The participation of the local community is one solution to decrease the risks from community-related problems. Subsequently, the requirements of mining sustainable development can be met. A …

Using three key elements of transformative transparency – access to information, meaningful participation and government accountability – the analysis shows that although the law sought to incorporate perspectives of local communities in different stages of the mineral value chain, it failed to ensure that local communities had adequate ...

Company–community agreements are widely considered to be a practical mechanism for recognising the rights, needs and priorities of peoples impacted by mining, for managing impacts and ensuring that mining-derived benefits are shared. The use and application of company–community agreements is increasing globally. Notwithstanding …

Participatory development requires. engagement with individuals, families, s and small groups. rather than only engaging at the level of the 'community'. The mining industry has embraced participation as part of its CD frame- work, but there is a limited focus on 'on-the-ground' CD practice in mining.

Community participation in planning and budgeting. According to Wily and Monela (Citation 1999) the common constructs of CBFM in Africa ranges from full community ownership over forests to small organized forest-user groups and top-down community structures imposed on traditional user groups by intervention agencies …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how and what drives corporate social responsibility (CSR) in host communities of mining companies in developing countries.

Participatory development requires engagement with individuals, families, s and small groups rather than only engaging at the level of the 'community'. The mining industry has embraced participation as part of its CD framework, but there is a limited focus on 'on-the-ground' CD practice in mining industry discourse and publicly ...

Diamond mining in Zimbabwe has brought firmly rooted scepticism in diamond mining communities. Basically, limited transparency, poor accountability, corruption, illicit financial flows, poor community benefit sharing, weak environmental management practices and disruption of livelihoods paint a picture of legacy issues.

Community relations is conceptualized as a three-dimensional practice that involves: working for the company to understand local community perspectives; bridging community and company perspectives to generate dialogue and mutual understanding and; facilitating necessary organizational change to improve social performance.