Biodiversity action plans protect ecosystems and promote conservation
(Africa)
Mining Review
May 5, 2021
See link
https://www.miningreview.com/environment/biodiversity-action-plans-protect-ecosystems-and-promote-conservation/
for photo.
Barrick has implemented biodiversity action plans at all its operational
sites to manage their impact on sensitive ecosystems as well as to support
conservation efforts in the wilderness areas around some of its mines.
In its latest conservation initiative, Barrick has entered into an
agreement with the government of Mali to assume responsibility for the
rehabilitation of the neglected Fina Reserve. Classified as a biosphere
reserve by UNESCO in 1982, Fina has since suffered from under-investment
and mismanagement.
Under the agreement, the company will invest $5 million in Fina over the
next five years to establish anti-poaching programs, rehabilitate the lands
and forests as well as reintroduce lost animal species. In line with
Barrick’s partnership philosophy, it has established a board of governors
which includes prominent Malian businesspeople and representatives of
Africa Parks. The expert NGO, Bios, has been appointed to manage the park
and an introductory meeting has been held with local communities.
“Our ultimate aim is to transform Fina into an internationally recognized
national park for Mali,” says group sustainability executive Grant Beringer.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Barrick already supports the Garamba
National Park, one of Africa’s oldest and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Garamba is home to the DRC’s largest elephant population as well as the
critically endangered Kordofan giraffe.
The company provides elephant tracking collars, fuel for observation and
anti-poaching aircraft as well as funding the improvement of roads, bridges
and other infrastructure. Since the program began in September 2019, not a
single incident of elephant poaching has been recorded. The next step will
be the reintroduction of white rhino and giant eland to the park.
https://www.miningreview.com/environment/biodiversity-action-plans-protect-ecosystems-and-promote-conservation/
Biodiversity action plans protect ecosystems and promote conservation
(Africa)
Mining Review
May 5, 2021
See link
<https://www.miningreview.com/environment/biodiversity-action-plans-protect-ecosystems-and-promote-conservation/>
for photo.
Barrick has implemented biodiversity action plans at all its operational
sites to manage their impact on sensitive ecosystems as well as to support
conservation efforts in the wilderness areas around some of its mines.
In its latest conservation initiative, Barrick has entered into an
agreement with the government of Mali to assume responsibility for the
rehabilitation of the neglected Fina Reserve. Classified as a biosphere
reserve by UNESCO in 1982, Fina has since suffered from under-investment
and mismanagement.
Under the agreement, the company will invest $5 million in Fina over the
next five years to establish anti-poaching programs, rehabilitate the lands
and forests as well as reintroduce lost animal species. In line with
Barrick’s partnership philosophy, it has established a board of governors
which includes prominent Malian businesspeople and representatives of
Africa Parks. The expert NGO, Bios, has been appointed to manage the park
and an introductory meeting has been held with local communities.
“Our ultimate aim is to transform Fina into an internationally recognized
national park for Mali,” says group sustainability executive Grant Beringer.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Barrick already supports the Garamba
National Park, one of Africa’s oldest and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Garamba is home to the DRC’s largest elephant population as well as the
critically endangered Kordofan giraffe.
The company provides elephant tracking collars, fuel for observation and
anti-poaching aircraft as well as funding the improvement of roads, bridges
and other infrastructure. Since the program began in September 2019, not a
single incident of elephant poaching has been recorded. The next step will
be the reintroduction of white rhino and giant eland to the park.
https://www.miningreview.com/environment/biodiversity-action-plans-protect-ecosystems-and-promote-conservation/
