Natural resources: Circular Economy, Sustainable Development and Artisanal Mining

Natural resources foster life. Deterioration and scarcity of these resources, lead to the progressive death of plant, animal or human species. The causes of this deterioration are known. It is primarily due to the adverse impacts dating from the dawn of the industrial age to the present day. This economic model was built

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30 Mar, 2018

Eradicating the resource curse found in mineral producing countries

(The following is a translated excerpt from an article published in LE PAYS on February 20th 2018 “If you’ve ever seen the movie “Blood Diamond” with Leonardo DiCaprio (E. Zwick, 2006), then you can easily imagine what life is like for artisanal miners in West Africa. But did you know that if a drop of

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Barksanem™ (BSM™) was founded upon first-hand assessments and a clear vision for sustainable development in the regions where the company is present, consistent with the transformation objectives outlined in a number of international policies and agreements. The evidence from our extensive experience in the mining sector in Africa is indisputable: the harvesting of subsoil resources is all too often a source of poverty, conflict, and environmental degradation, symptomatic of a vicious economic cycle.

Natural resources: Circular Economy, Sustainable Development and Artisanal Mining

Eradicating the resource curse found in mineral producing countries

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