This landmark forum brought together actors from across Tanzania and beyond — united by a shared goal to assess challenges, celebrate progress, and offer actionable solutions for improving Tanzania's extractive sector.
Following all discussions, debates, and reflections, the forum culminated in the development of 11 key recommendations. These aim to transform Tanzania's extractive sector through four core pillars:
Strengthen public disclosure of mining revenues, contracts, and environmental impact assessments.
Ensure free, prior, and informed consent for communities affected by extractive operations.
Promote environmentally responsible extraction methods and robust land reclamation obligations.
Accelerate a fair transition to clean energy that leaves no community or worker behind.
Strengthen transparency in extractive revenue collection and public financial management.
Mandate community benefit-sharing agreements for all large-scale mining operations.
Enforce free, prior, and informed consent for communities before mining licenses are issued.
Establish independent monitoring mechanisms for environmental compliance at mine sites.
Invest in local content and skills development to maximize in-country value from extractive industries.
Develop a national roadmap for accelerating the just energy transition, with timelines and milestones.
Protect artisanal and small-scale miners through regularization, training, and access to finance.
Strengthen the role of women in the extractive sector through targeted policies and programs.
Improve access to legal aid and grievance mechanisms for communities affected by mining operations.
Promote inter-ministerial coordination on land, environment, and mining governance for coherent policy.
Establish a permanent multi-stakeholder platform to monitor implementation of all forum resolutions.
Responsible mining is not a technical aspiration — it is a social contract between the state, companies, and the communities whose land and lives are at stake.
🌍 KINNAPA is proud to be part of this growing movement and is committed to seeing the 11 recommendations turned into concrete action. We will continue to advocate for community rights, environmental justice, and inclusive governance in Tanzania's extractive sector.