Recommendations to Government (and Line Agencies)

Recommendations to Government (and Line Agencies)

• A growing number of municipalities and provinces have enacted moratoria against mining. We recommend that a national  moratorium be enacted and a review of existing contentious mining operations conducted in order to foster agreement on how  and where Responsible Mining* may be achieved. Democratic governments heed the wishes of LGUs and the people, and are not swayed by the few.
• Departments concerned with food security must prevail over mining departments.
• DENR's two functions conflict. Separate environmental conservation from mining promotion.
• Prioritize food production over mining. Emphasize domestic rice production before mining, before agrifuels and before export crops. Rice farming helps many citizens; mining enriches few.
• Enforce the "polluter pays principle" by means of mandatory (a) Performance Bonds or (b) Insurance so that if tailings dam burst or poisons flow downstream, there is adequate money readily available to pay for rehabilitation.
• Uphold national and international legal obligations in relation to the right to food and water, the right to a healthy environment and indigenous peoples ancestral domain rights.
• Reform the NCIP to ensure it is representative of and accountable to indigenous peoples and staunchly supports them as its  paramount goal. Address widespread violations of FPIC processes and revoke current FPIC guidelines.

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• Summary of Main Findings

Recommendations of this Report to Stakeholders:

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  Recommendations to Mining Companies
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  Recommendations to Development Agencies
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  Recommendations to the Investor Community
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  Recommendations to Mining Affected Peoples

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  Authors' Position on Mining in the Philippines