Promoting environmental sustainability in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector in Tanzania

Abel Kinyondo and Chris Huggins

No wp-2021-119, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This study examines the interaction between formalization of the artisanal and small-scale mining subsector and the regulation of negative environmental impacts in Tanzania. Formalization generally seeks to move the artisanal and small-scale mining subsector to legal status. Using documents, reviews, and interviews with key informants, the study suggests that there is generally no automatic connection between formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining and improvement of environmental protection in Tanzania.

Keywords: Formalization; Small-scale mining; Coordination incentives; Environmental enforcement; Tanzania; Sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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