Handbook on small-scale mining. Capacity development for the Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ) to monitor enviromental issues for small-scale minning operations

This handbook is a key outcome of the project "Capacity Development for the Environmental Council of Zambia to Monitor Environmental Issues of Small-Scale Mining Operations", which was implemented between September 2007 and July 2008.

The project was financed by the Fund for Danish Consultancy Services and has been implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Zambia. It was executed by a consortium of consultants headed by the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS).

The handbook is intended as a working tool for staff of the Environmental Concil of Zambia (ECZ) working with small-scale moning (SSM) and having contact with SSM communities and local authorities.