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RANOBE MINE PROJECT, SOUTHWEST REGION, MADAGASCAR VOLUME 21: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Prepared for: Prepared by: World Titanium Resources Ltd Coastal & Environmental Services 15 Lovegrove Close, P.O. Box 934, Mount Claremont Grahamstown, 6140 Western Australia South Africa 6010 Also in East London January 2013 Stakeholder Engagement – January 2013 COPYRIGHT INFORMATION This document contains intellectual property and propriety information that is protected by copyright in favour of Coastal & Environmental Services and the specialist consultants. The document may therefore not be reproduced, used or distributed to any third party without the prior written consent of Coastal & Environmental Services. This document is prepared exclusively for submission to Toliara Sands Ltd., and is subject to all confidentiality, copyright and trade secrets, rules intellectual property law and practices of Madagascar. Coastal & Environmental Services i Ranobe Mine Project Stakeholder Engagement – January 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ...................................................................... 1 1.1 Stakeholder Engagement during the Original ESIA ............................................................. 1 1.2 Stakeholder Engagement during the Scoping Phase of the present ESIA .......................... 3 1.3 Stakeholder Engagement during the ESIA Phase of the present ESIA ............................. 78 LIST OF TABLES Table 1.1: Stakeholder Analysis ...................................................................................................... 4 Table 1.2: Issues and Response Trail (Scoping Phase) .................................................................. 8 Table 1.3: Comments and Response Trail (ESIA Disclosure) ....................................................... 79 Table 1.4: Comments and Response Trail (Post ESIA Disclosure) ............................................. 218 Coastal & Environmental Services ii Ranobe Mine Project Stakeholder Engagement – January 2013 1. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES The Madagascar EIA regulations (MERCIE) stipulate that public participation is organised by ONE and that the proponent will be notified 7 days prior to commencement of the public participation process. Public consultation in terms of MERCIE may take place in 3 phases: Document Review Process: o Collection of public opinion by the local authority. o No less than 10 days. o No more than 30 days. Public Enquiry: o Collection of public opinion via an environmental interviewer in collaboration with the local authority. o No less than 15 days. o No more than 45 days. Public Hearing: o Can be requested in addition to the above. o No less than 25 days. o No more than 60 days. The public participation process (PPP) is a joint effort by stakeholders, technical specialists, the authorities and the proponent who work together to produce better decisions than if they had acted independently. Completed public participation activities to date are summarized below by each phase. 1.1 Stakeholder Engagement during the Original ESIA This section provides a brief summary of the public participation plan for the original Exxaro EIA which formed the terms and reference for public participation according to the following phases: Pre-feasibility o Identification of I&APs. o Informing stakeholders about the proposed project. Scoping and Stakeholder Analysis o Informing stakeholders about progress on the proposed project and additional infrastructure. o Identification of additional I&APs. o Gathering concerns and suggestions from I&APs to be included in the ESIA. o Presenting the Draft Scoping Report for comment. Environmental Analysis: Specialist Studies o Gathering local knowledge and concerns from I&APs with specific reference to the various baseline studies being undertaken. Review of ESIA Report o Presentation of the specialist studies and proposed mitigatory measures. o Review of the ESIR report by I&APs. Scoping and Stakeholder Analysis Between November 2002 and January 2006, communication between the Toliara Sands Project and stakeholders at the national, regional and local levels was maintained by World Titanium Coastal & Environmental Services 1 Ranobe Mine Project Stakeholder Engagement – January 2013 Resources. In February 2006, CES conducted a scoping study and a stakeholder analysis. This study was informed by data from the pre-feasibility study and a series of additional meetings with stakeholders. Using a snowball sampling strategy already identified I&APs assisted with identification of further possible stakeholders. Meetings were run by representatives of CES and World Titanium Resources. At the community level, meetings were held with the 3 communes and 8 villages adjacent to the mining area. Meetings were also held in Andrevo with the village situated near the location for a possible new jetty, and representatives of Fokontany along the RN9 were strategically sampled. Public consultation at NGO and International funding organisation level was also undertaken. At a government level, contact was renewed with important government officials at national and regional level. Government departments with interest in the additional infrastructure for the mining project were also included. Presentation of the Draft Scoping Report The Draft Scoping Report (DSR) was presented by means of a ‘road show’ (9-18 May 2006), with public meetings in Antananarivo and Toliara. The draft report was also presented to relevant national and regional Forums of environmental organisations, government organisations and community representatives. The DSR was presented in French, English and Malagasy and IA&Ps were invited to comment. During the road show, a series of visual aids were available for presentation to stakeholders and I&APs. This included a power-point presentation (translated into French), and posters and illustrations (in French and English) showing the ESIA process. Maps and satellite images illustrated the mine area, and there were posters describing the proposed specialist studies and the key issues raised by I&APs. The details of these meetings were advertised in local newspapers. The following meetings took place during the road show: Meeting with Dr Cyprien Mandihitsy, anthropology lecturer at Toliara University; Meeting with Jocelyn Rakotomalala, SAGE; Meeting with WWF; Meeting with WWF and ANGAP; Meeting with World Bank; Meeting with Hotel Owners; Meeting with National and Provincial Authorities; Meeting with Tsianisiha villagers; Meeting with Ankilimalinike villagers; Public Participation Meeting with Government and NGOs were held in Toliara; NGO meeting regarding employment strategy; Conjoint Mine et Forest meeting in Antananarivo; and Open Public Meeting Toliara. Environmental analysis: execution of all specialist studies Throughout the ESIA phase of the project, stakeholders and I&APs were able to submit grievances and concerns about the proposed mining procedure and the ESIA process and receive responses in a formalised manner. In addition, a public consultation team was set up in order to ensure successful ongoing communication with I&APs and ongoing identification and analysis of additional I&APs. The public consultation team consisted of the following people: Community and Regional liaison persons. Coastal & Environmental Services 2 Ranobe Mine Project Stakeholder Engagement – January 2013 Haingo Namirie Hermione was the CES Regional Project Administrator and Tiana Ramala was appointed as the CES Madagascar Project Administrator on the Toliara Sands Project. They are familiar with local language and culture, and maintained the communications at community and provincial level. This ensured quick and efficient responses to stakeholder requests. Jules Le Clezio (representative of World Titanium Resources) based in Antananarivo. Carla Strydom (representative of Exxaro Resources). Hilde van Vlaenderen (representative of CES). Ted Avis (CES). Brian Colloty (CES). Due to the sensitive nature of rehabilitation and conservation issues a series of forum meetings were set up during the ESIA phase of the project. The main objectives of these meetings were to create a platform for sharing of information or opinions on the possible vegetation rehabilitation and conservation potential of areas and proposed strategies for the Ranobe area. 1.2 Stakeholder Engagement during the Scoping Phase of the present ESIA Scoping was initiated using the stakeholders listed in Table 1.2 below as a starting point. Stakeholder engagement during the Draft Scoping Report disclosure predominantly focused on providing information on the new project and gathering stakeholders’ views on the proposed terms of reference for the ESIA specialist studies, identifying additional or new stakeholders, and gathering perceptions and comments on the proposed terms of reference for the specialist studies. Consultations were held with a diversity of stakeholders at national, provincial, district and local level. All efforts were made to follow a broad and inclusive consultation process to ensure that any new stakeholders were identified and included in the ESIA process. Meetings were held at the following locations during the disclosure period: Antananarivo (17 April 2012; two meetings were held. One was open to the public and the other was for professionals only) Toliara (20 April 2012; two meetings were held. One was open to the public and the other was for professionals only) Tsiafanoka (21 April 2012)