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Tool 8 – Stakeholder Identification and Analysis

Tool 8 helps companies obtain a better understanding of how to effectively engage with stakeholders in the context of biodiversity identification, assessment and management.

Early and effective stakeholder engagement during exploration will help mining companies clarify objectives of a proposed mining activity in terms of:

Community needs and concerns and company commitments to biodiversity
Government policy directions, strategic plans and statutory or planning constraints
Identifying alternatives and clarifying their merits in terms of biodiversity values

Step Guide

STEP
1

Download and print stakeholder matrix for biodiversity (p134)

STEP
2

Consider the questions in the left hand column for each stakeholder group

STEP
3

Assign the stakeholder to one of the three categories of interest or impact

STEP
4

Download and print Checklist 6.2 (p135)

STEP
5

Go through each section of the checklist

STEP
6

Refer to pages 81-89 for a greater understanding of the different issues

STEP
7

Read the case studies to understand practical application of the steps

Possible stakeholders include:

National and local government agencies
Private companies
University and research institutes
International governmental and nongovernmental organisations
Biodiversity protection groups
Indigenous people
Local land users
Communities and their members

Stakeholder analysis includes:

Defining characteristics of key stakeholders
Identifying the interests of stakeholders in relation to biodiversity
Identifying conflicts of interests between stakeholders
Identifying relations between stakeholders to facilitate partnerships
Identifying the needs of stakeholders to overcome any participation constraints eg language needs or traditional consultative mechanisms
Stakeholder capacity to participate in development activities
Assessing appropriate levels of engagement eg informing, consulting or partnering at different stages of the mine project cycle

Community, Economics, Environment, Ethical Business, Management, Rehabilitation

Public Participation and Community Liaison during the ESIA Process – Gamsberg Zinc Project, South Africa

The importance of community liaison during the ESIA process