Suriname - Environmental and Social Reconnaissance The Bakhuys Bauxite Mine Project

That is not to say the benefits of the fraction of royalties exceed the negative impacts, but is a step in the right direction. [...] The overlaps between the concession area and the traditional territory and customary use areas of the affected communities are especially important to clarify. [...] The SIA should concentrate on the impacts of the mineworkers on the communities and on the environment. [...] The main point here is that SRK’s POS seems not yet to have appreciated the importance of lan- guage to ensure the participation of the most vulnerable of BHP/Billiton’s stakeholders. [...] Central Suriname Nature Reserve (CSNR), the ESA will advise if the most prudent course is to (a) improve the protection of this reserve or to (b) extend the CSNR, or (c) to conserve the 15 km gap between the Bakhuys Concession and the CSNR.