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Lines of Influence on the mining concession ecosystem (actor – network). Information. Resources. Control. Knight Piésold and Co . Buyers. SL Govt. Shareholders. EU. Mining Company. Darwin Initiative. Airfield. SL Govt. Revenue. Belabu. Bamba. IUCN Netherlands. NGOs.
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Lines of Influence on the mining concession ecosystem (actor – network) Information Resources Control Knight Piésold and Co. Buyers SL Govt. Shareholders EU Mining Company Darwin Initiative Airfield SL Govt. Revenue Belabu Bamba IUCN Netherlands NGOs Stakeholders Moriba Town Local Govt. Village Elders EFA “Dry” Plant Kpetema Mining Concession FoE International Traders University Lungi RSPB/ BirdLife Women Groups CSSL Wharfe (Nitti) Mining HQ Fourah Bay / Njala UC Healing & spiritual Community Advocacy & Development Movement FoE SL Imperi Chiefdom HQ CEH Schools 2nd Dredge (Under construction) Bonjema Yangatoke Dredge Lanti North Mokoba? CADEP Solidarity Mangrove swamp Ecosystem services in a mining concession Aim To evaluate and enhance the ecosystem services provided within the mining concession of SRL, Sierra Leone. • Identify and numerate components • Survey of social, environmental and economic factors Mining site (Landsat ETM+ false colour composite). The artificial lakes are dark blue, mangrove wetlands dark green, bare ground pink and white 3. Experimental Restoration Very poor growing conditions on the sand tailings following mining (~0.07% C and ~0.003% N). The project encouraged a decentralised business reclamation initiative - compost and seedling production in local villages Village compost pit May 2007 Planting sand tailing Mid-June 2007 2.Test enhancement options Economic analysis of investing inprotected area, possibly for integration into national protected area system e.g. mangrove wetlands. Demonstration plot Late-August 2007 Jan Dick, Tommy Garnett, Scott Jones, A. B. Karim. Kabbie Kenu, Eduard Niesten, Pious Sesay, James Sundufu, Richard Wadsworth, Arnold Williams, Jestina Jusu, Hadji Dabo & Clement Adams Contact jand@ceh.ac.uk