Six Liberian environmental scientists and technicians from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ministry of Mine and Energy have completed a two-week intensive international training on mine water and mine waste management in Zambia, and Salaam Tanzania. The training which ran from 20th September 2022 to 2nd-October, 2022 was jointly hosted by the Swedish Geological Survey, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and the Lulea Tekniska University. The forum which attracted technicians and environmental scientists from Liberia, Zambia, Kenya Tanzania, and Rwanda was intended to boost efforts aimed at ensuring natural resources governance and sustainable mining in Africa. The training considered several topics including mining and sustainability, governance within the extractive Industries, legislation and gender issues in mining, biodiversity, environment, and human rights. “Additionally, the knowledge gained, and vast resource materials acquired, will also be tailored towards impacting each institution’s regulatory regimes, Mr. Jallah indicated.
