TENFOREST?s Gender Study Workshop on the Mining Code, held in Kombisiri on August 23, provided critical insight and recommendations for the inclusion of gender-related issues in Burkina Faso?s legal mining codes.?The workshop convened a variety of stakeholders ? the TENFOREST steering committee, mining and land experts, state mining officials, private sector mining actors, and civil society organizations promoting human rights, gender equality, and the decentralization of land ownership and management ? to discuss and constructively design national measures to safeguard vulnerable populations adversely affected by mining activities.