Breve descripción de la práctica óptima
Lessons learned on land reclamation could be applied to other degraded areas in addition to the demonstration to miners on the methodology to undertake land reclamation would be beneficial to miners and the local population in Region 1.
Lugar
Perseverance, Region 1- Barima /Waini, Guyana|
Breve descripción del entorno natural en el lugar especificado
Creeks, mountains, forests surrounding the mining area|
Degraded area from mining, no vegetative cover|
Moderately deep excessively drained brownish silt loam, sandy loam and gravelly soils (lithosolic soils), Relief and Landform- Steep Hills and Mountains, Soil Parent Material- Residual, mainly deeply weathered, acidic crystalline materials such as sandstone, conglomerate, granite, schist and phyllite, Land capability- Non agricultural land |
Condiciones socioeconómicas imperantes de los habitantes del lugar o las proximidades
Concession from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission
Not Available for the area since it is a mining district. Miners do not declare their returns by district
Mining
¿En base de qué criterios o indicadores (no relacionados con la Estrategia) se ha considerado la práctica propuesta y la tecnología correspondiente como ‘óptima’?
In the circumstances, the degraded area could have been abandoned to recover without any intervention but reclamation would ensure that the area is revegetated and ensure ecosystem stability is restored |