Abstract
Using a creative capacity building (CCB) framework, co-design workshops among artisanal and small-scale gold miners, government officials, NGO representatives, and academics can provide an effective mechanism to identify pressing needs and desires of miners and operators towards formalization. As recently implemented in Peru, one of these workshops identified the need for a single forum (association) to allow artisanal and small-scale miners to represent their voice in front of government and large-scale mining operations and the need for a streamlined simple process for formalization that included mining, environment, health, safety, and employment considerations. A first step towards the single forum was taken with the creation of a social media outlet that allows participants to voice their concerns and share information. Future workshops are needed to cement the creation of the forum and provide specific recommendations for the streamlining of the formalization process.
Highlights
In Peru, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) lies at the center of discussions related to resource extraction
We report on a Voces Mineras II workshop held in Lima, Peru in April 2019 where miners, academics, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and government officials participated in a co-design workshop aimed at identifying challenges facing the ASGM sector in Peru and proposing practical pathways forward to address those challenges
These efforts resulted in the creation of the Global Mercury Project (GMP), supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in which capacity building among the ASGM sector was primarily directed at reducing mercury use and emissions
Summary
In Peru, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) lies at the center of discussions related to resource extraction. These discussions are often contentious because of illegal activities associated with ASGM, ASGM activities taking place in protected areas, and the large and growing informal and unregulated nature of ASGM operations. This viewpoint provides an example of how universities, government, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and ASGM communities can work together to build capacity within the ASGM sector In this viewpoint, we report on a Voces Mineras II workshop held in Lima, Peru in April 2019 where miners, academics, NGOs, and government officials participated in a co-design workshop aimed at identifying challenges facing the ASGM sector in Peru and proposing practical pathways forward to address those challenges
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