Developing ForestSmart Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Standards

This final report of the project Developing Forest-Smart Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Standards/Guidance provides an overview of the project’s purpose, scope, methodology, and process; a condensed compilation of the project’s work products; general recommendations for adoption in global and national processes, and a complete compilation of the bolt-on FS-ASM Standard as annex 1. Four additional annexes set out feasibility studies for piloting the bolt-on FS-ASM Standard in Colombia, Peru, Ghana, and Liberia.