This slide deck was presented during a July 2024 webinar for planetGOLD national projects giving an overview of financing Landscape Action Plans. It is the seventh in a series of webinars on Jurisdictional Approach (JA) / Landscape Approach (LA).
This comic book was produced by the planetGOLD Indonesia project for young audiences and as an educational tool for school teachers to use, raising awareness about the dangers of exposure to mercury used in artisanal and small-scale gold mining.
The planetGOLD Mongolia project published this article in the March 2021 issue of the Mongolian Mining Journal, touching on some key points on opportunities to invest in artisanal gold and on steps the Government of Mongolia has taken to promote responsible artisanal and small-scale gold mining.
Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
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This report provides a description of the three key pillars of the Road map for enhancing co-benefits from implementation of the Minamata Convention and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and advancing overall coherence across the mercury and biodiversity agendas.
This curriculum is intended to introduce the ASGM sector to potential financiers and investors. These teaching and learning materials are meant to be used as basic materials than can be modified and adapted to suit the investor audience.
While the ASGM sector is present across Peru, the department of Madre de Dios is the epicenter of illicit alluvial gold extraction and the accompanying deforestation. This case study examines the complex drivers behind ASGM sector expansion, the devastating impacts on biodiversity in the region, and the strategies implemented to address the impacts of ASGM in Madre de Dios by the Government of Peru.
Prepared by the International Labour Organization (ILO) these guidelines on OSH management systems guidelines were developed according to internationally agreed principles defined by the ILO’s tripartite constituents. The practical recommendations of these guidelines are intended for use by all those who have responsibility for occupational safety and health management.
K.J. Bansah, N.K. Dumakor-Dupey, B.A. Kansake, E. Assan, and P. Bekui
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The paper includes a case study of an informal ASM-affected community located in the Western Region of Ghana. A two-phase mixed-method approach consisting of literature reviews, questionnaires, interviews, and water quality assessments was employed.
Evan N. Dethier; Miles R. Silman; Luis E. Fernandez; Jorge Caballero Espejo; Sarra Alqahtani; Paúl Pauca; David A. Lutz
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This work provides an environmental analysis of policy enforcement that includes long-term monitoring of mining activity and recovery, with findings relevant to policymakers in Amazonian countries and around the world experiencing increases in alluvial gold mining.
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