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Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines, 2016.

Pays/Territoire
Inde
Type du document
Miscellaneous
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Ressources minérales, Eau
Mot clé
Collecte de données/déclarations Risques Gouvernance Gestion/conservation Aire marine Minéraux Exploitation minière Monitorage Politique/planification Lutte contre la pollution Développement durable EIA Drainage/assèchement Bassin/captage/bassin versant Invasion d'eau salée/ensablement Eaux continentales
Aire géographique
Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Mer de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Asie du Sud
Résumé

The main objectives of these Guidelines include environmentally sustainable and socially responsible mining; conservation of the river equilibrium and its natural environment by protection and restoration of the ecological system; avoiding pollution of river water; and prevention of depletion of ground water reserves. The Guidelines explain the deleterious impacts of indiscrete mining and provides the guidelines for sustainable sand and gravel mining. It lays down the structure of district survey report and provides recommendations for river bed mining, off-channel or floodplain extraction, extraction methods and reclamation plans. It highlights the impact of marine sand mining on marine biodiversity. It also discusses the legal regime relating to mining of minor minerals. The Guidelines talk about management of mining in cluster and post-flood sand deposits on agricultural field of farmers. It lays down the standard environmental conditions for sand mining and the procedure for monitoring system for sustainable sand mining.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
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