RESPONSIBLE MININGCONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONARTICLE XII: National Economy and Patrimony

1.Regalian Doctrine – All natural resources belong to the State

2.State aims – 2.1 Equitable distribution of opportunities

2.1 Raise quality of life especially the underprivileged

UN BRUNDTLAND COMMISSION(WORLD COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMRNT AND DEVELOPMENT

“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs”

PHILIPPINE COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT(PCSD)

UN CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT(UNCED) KNOWN AS EARTH SUMMIT OF 1992

1. GLOBAL AGENDA 21(RIO de JANEIRO, BRAZIL) – MAKE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICALLY, SOCIALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY SUSTATINABLE THROUGH GLOBAL EFFORTS

ADOPTION OF AGENDA 21 BY 1987 CONSTITUTION – “ THE PROTECTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO A BALANCED AND HEALTHFUL ECOSYSTEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RHYTHM AND HARMONY OF NATURE”

GOVERNMENT ADOPTED THE PRINCIPLE & APPROVED CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF THE PHILIPPINES STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (PSSD) – A BALANCED AND INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTMANAGING ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF MINING ACTIVITIES

1. POLLUTION – AIR/WATER, MANAGEABLE BECAUSE THERE ARE STANDARDS

2. WASTES MANAGEMENT – MANAGEABLE BECAUSE OF TAILINGS/WASTES DAM

PHYSICAL CHANGES - IS IT NEGATIVE? THEN IT SHOULD BE AVOIDED - IF ITS IMPACTS CAN’T BE AVOIDED, IT SHOULD BE MINIMIZED - IF IMPACTS CAN’T BE MITIGATED, COMPENSATION IS NECESSARYBIODIVERSITY – IT SUSTAINS HUMAN

LIVELIHOOD AND LIFE, HENCE IT IS TO BE PROTECTED

SOCIAL DIMENSION ROYALTY TO IPS – AT LEAST 1% BASED ON GROSS VALUE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (SDMP) – 1.5%

OF OPERATING COSTS: 1. 1.25% (75% OF 1.5%) FOR SDMP 2. 0.150% (10% OF 1.5%) FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MINING TECHNOLOGY & GEOSCIENCES 3. 0.225% (15% OF 1.5%) FOR IEC

ETHICS OF THE EARTH (CBCP)Mineral resources are non-renewable resources

People are not owners, but stewards of God’s creation

Importance of biodiversityEnvironmental sins of the past – can be avoided and serve as learning lessons and experiences

HOW SHOULD RESPONSIBLE MINING BE UNDERTAKEN?

RM INDICATORS1. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

MEASURES IN PLACE . PROGRESSIVE REHABILITAION . PLANNING FOR CLOSURE AND BENEFICIAL LAND USE AFTER MINING 2. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE

COMMUNITY 3. BENEFITS OF MINING FELT IN THE COMMUNITY

ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES FOR RESPONSIBLE MINING (EO 270)

Protection of environmentSafeguarding ecological integrity of area affected by mining

Multiple land use & sustainable utilization of minerals

Remediation and rehabilitation of abandoned mines

THOMASES AMONG USSURFACE MINING

Cadianao Mining Surigao Norte Atlas Mines, Cebu

Mine decommissioning- Bulawan Project, Sipalay, Negros Occidental

Social Development Projects

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

RESPONSIBLE MINING IS STILL CONSISTENT

WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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