Bockarie Steven Sannoh is an Environmentalist and Natural Resource Management Professional, specializing in ethical mining in Sierra Leone. As a Program Officer for DDI Sierra Leone, he is engaged in the delivery of various natural resources management and community development projects. Steven has employed his skills to raise awareness on environmental and social best practices for formalization of the artisanal diamond mining sector in resource-rich, post-conflict and fragile states. Beginning in 2012, he has led the implementation of Diamond Development Initiative's (DDI's) Maendeleo Diamond Standards in Kono District, Sierra Leone, to build the capacity of artisanal diamond miners to align their mining operations with responsible social and environmental best practices with the goal of increasing formalization in the artisanal mining sector.
Bachelor of Science (Hon) Environmental Chemistry, Njala University; Global Environmental Management - Certificate, Technical University of Demark; Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy - Certificate, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Municipal Waste Management in Developing Countries - Certificate, Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and Eawag; Natural Resources for Sustainable Development - Certificate, Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Environment Social Impact Assessments for artisanal mining, Community engagement, Training facilitation, Standard audit, Research
The environment provides support for all forms of human enterprise and wellbeing. Working to ensure this core mandate is preserved for sustainable beneficiation is a venture I deeply identify with - especially examining the role of natural resources in reversing growing poverty in resource-rich communities."
