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Mineral Policy of Liberia.

País/Territorio
Liberia
Tipo de documento
Fecha
2010
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Recursos minerales
Palabra clave
Minería Desarrollo sostenible Pobreza Equidad
Área geográphica
Africa, AFRICA FAO, Países menos Desarrollados, Atlántico Norte, Africa Occidental
Entry into force notes
21st Century.
Resumen

This Mineral Policy is a nationwide sectoral document aiming at giving adequate indications to the investment community (both national and foreign) of a competitive mineral regime that is informed by international trends, adheres to international norms, is grounded in local conditions and is accountable to national common interests in order to realize the following Vision statement for the mining sector "Equitable and optimal exploitation of Liberia’s mineral resources to underpin broad-based sustainable growth and socio-economic development". The main strategies of the current Government are to revive the mineral sector to enhance its contribution to government revenues, foreign exchange earnings, employment creation, ancillary economic activities, human resources and technology development and the improvement of social and physical infrastructure. To achieve these strategies, the Government has the following objectives (i) establish an internationally competitive and stable business climate to attract and sustain foreign and local investment; (ii) formulate a fiscal and concession scheme that assures the country of fair value for its resources, while offering equitable rewards to private investors; (iii) institutionalize procedures to maximize returns to the nation; (iv) put in place a mechanism for the evaluation of competing land use options; (v) eliminate adverse social conditions and environmental degradation due to mining activities; (vi) support and enable artisanal and small scale mining activities to create employment, generate income and help reduce poverty in the rural areas; (vii) ensure equitable distribution of benefits from mining activities; (viii) facilitate equitable access to the sector, irrespective of gender or ethnicity; (ix) ensure consultation of all stakeholders and protect affected people from exploration through mining and post-mine closure; and (x) establish an effective administration and management of the mineral sector.

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