Colchester, MarcusLa Rose, JeanJames, Kid2008-04-092008-04-0920021-896770-44-4http://hdl.handle.net/10625/35237Institutional controls on mining are weak. This report results from a participatory study carried out to assess mining impacts and to develop proposals for more effective Amerindian engagement with the mining sector. The consultation process comprised two national workshops of a National Indigenous Advisory Committee, four regional consultations in Amerindian communities, a field visit to mine sites in the Matthew’s Ridge region, interviews with key stakeholder groups and Government officials, and a literature review. Brazilian miners and syndicates are centrally involved in small, medium and large-scale mining ventures. There is much illegal traffic across the frontier. The prostitution of Amerindian women is rife in mining camps and rapes are widely reported.138 p. : ill.application/pdfenLAND RIGHTSRIGHT TO NATURAL RESOURCES CONTROLGOLD MININGMINING POLICYWATER POLLUTIONIMPUNITYDRINKING WATERRAPEINDIGENOUS PEOPLESSELF-DETERMINATIONINFORMED CONSENTNORTH-SOUTH COOPERATIONCOLLABORATIVE RESEARCHGUYANABRAZILSOUTH AMERICAIDRC Final Report