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Environmental Monitoring

A review of literature that focuses on different tools, techniques and discussions around mercury monitoring in the ASGM sector.

  • Monitoring of mercury in and around artisanal and small-scale gold mining sites: Technical Background Document

    CINCIA English

    This is the final technical background document created for the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury Fifth meeting. 

  • Assessing the Applications of Earth Observation Data for Monitoring Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Developing Countries

    Abdul-Wadood Moomen; Pierre Lacroix; Antonio Benvenuti; Marion Planque; Thomas Piller; Kenneth Davis; Manoela Miranda; Elsy Ibrahim and Gregory Giuliani English

    This paper discusses opportunities to use remote sensing (RS) technologies in addressing the persistent global challenges related to the ASGM sector.