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El 08 de marzo, día internacional de la mujer, se conmemora la lucha de las mujeres por la igualdad, el reconocimiento y ejercicio efectivo de sus derechos. Sin embargo, esta fecha también nos recuerda tareas pendientes como la eliminación de todo tipo de violencia psicológica, física, sexual o patrimonial hacia las mujeres y niñas.

In a symbolic act, the planetGOLD Colombia project, in alliance with CFA Cooperativa Financiera, delivered 6 of the 27 loans granted for small-scale mining and subsistence mining in Antioquia and Sur de Bolívar for close to 830 million pesos.

Given that cyanide is the current large-scale mining industry standard for gold extraction from milled ore, it may seem obvious that we should carefully consider its potential for ASGM as well. But can cyanide be a responsible alternative for ASGM?

Due to inefficiencies in ore processing, some ASGM tailings contain unrecovered gold. If the tailings contain mercury and are reprocessed using cyanide, significant mobilization of mercury to the environment can occur. This article reviews current tailings practices and provides recommendations on sound management of mercury-containing tailings in the ASGM context.

In 2020, the planetGOLD Mongolia project conducted a contextual study to assess the standards and practices of ASGM in Bayangol soum, Mandal soum, and Tunkhel village of Selenge province, as well as Altai soum of Khovd province, and Yusunbulag soum of Gobi-Altai province.

Miners in Peru will have access to the formal market with financial mechanisms generated within the alliance between Caja Los Andes, Minam, Minem, and UNDP.

Mineros y mineras ingresarían al mercado formal gracias a la alianza entre Caja Los Andes, Minam, Minem y PNUD que generarán mecanismos financieros para el sector.

Gold is such an intrinsic part of Paracale, a municipality in the Philippines, that the town's rich mining history is reflected in its name, which is derived from the words para cale, meaning "canal digger." Read on to learn more about how planetGOLD Philippines is working with mining communities and local governments to help miners access pathways to formalization and pave the way for clean gold.

174 mineros y pallaqueras de Piura y Puno participan de los talleres de sensibilización sobre los impactos del mercurio en la salud y el ambiente.

El Ministerio del Ambiente, el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo y la Dirección Regional de Energía y Minas de Puno participan en la Ceremonia por los 08 años de la firma del Convenio de Minamata por el Perú.

Pintar, sembrar y conversar: tres acciones con las que habitantes de El Bagre, municipio de Antioquia, aceptaron el reto de trabajar UNIDOS por el planeta y por una Colombia libre de Mercurio.

In July and August, the planetGOLD Kenya team embarked on a mission to map out the ASGM landscape in four counties to inform the project's activities. This blog - our first from Kenya! - provides a sneak peak of what the team discovered during this important exercise and what lies ahead.