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Brochure: planetGOLD Criteria for Environmentally and Socially Responsible Operations (English)

planetGOLD Philippines English

The brochure introduces a standard set of criteria for conformance of the SSM organizations under the planetGOLD program. It contains the summary of modules based on the CRAFT Code and the planetGOLD-specific criteria as per the GEF Environment and Social Safeguards requirements.
Countries:

Philippines
Topics:

Environment and Biodiversity

Responsible Gold Criteria
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Final Report: Artisanal Gold Mining-Environmental Impact Reduction Activity (ORO LEGAL)

USAID English

Oro Legal remains USAID’s largest and most ambitious bilateral initiative in support of ASGM and was implemented in two of Colombia’s emblematic mining departments — Antioquia and Chocó — between September 2015 and April 2021.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization
Countries:

Colombia
Topics:

Environment and Biodiversity

Income/Livelihood

Mining Laws and Policies
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The Practice of FPIC: Insights from the FPIC Solutions Dialogue

Kennedy, T., Martin, T., Lee, M., RESOLVE English

The Guide is organized by decision making milestones to help users recognize the key FPIC considerations associated with each stage in a project lifecycle. Within each milestone, a “for communities” section outlines key considerations, perspectives, and approaches that may be helpful to communities.
Topics:

Environment and Biodiversity

Gender

Health/Safety

Human Rights

Income/Livelihood

Indigenous Peoples

Minamata Convention/National Action Plan

Mining Laws and Policies

Responsible Gold Criteria

Supply Chains

Sustainable Development Goals
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Training Handbook for Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners in Zimbabwe

PACT English

Pact Zimbabwe has piloted trainings to enhance artisanal and small-scale gold miners’ skills in three districts: Gwanda, Kwekwe and Shurugwi. Trainings have covered topics which include; safety and environment management, mining legislation, efficient mining techniques, mercury abatement, child labour, gender equality & mining and financial literacy. To ensure trainings are replicable and sustainable beyond the life of ZAAMP, and to build the capacity of local organizations to conduct similar trainings, Pact Zimbabwe consolidated training materials into a Training Handbook
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Access to Finance
Topics:

ASGM Data Collection

Child Labor

Environment and Biodiversity

Gender

Health/Safety

Income/Livelihood

Mercury-Free Mining

Mining Laws and Policies

Training
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Monitoring & Evaluation Framework

OECD English

The M&E Framework will help understand due diligence implementation in mineral supply chains & impact with actionable data.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Access to Finance
Topics:

Conflict Areas

Responsible Gold Criteria

Supply Chains

Environment and Biodiversity

Health/Safety

Human Rights

Income/Livelihood

Mercury Trade

Mining Laws and Policies

Minamata Convention/National Action Plan

Sustainable Development Goals
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Comic Book: Mercury in Artisanal Gold Mining

planetGOLD Indonesia, Marcello Veiga 2021 English

What is mercury, and what can happen if you are exposed to it? In this comic book created by the planetGOLD Indonesia project with a script by Professor Marcello Veiga, these topics and more are explored through animated characters teaching young audiences fundamental truths about the dangers of mercury in ASGM and how they can avoid it.
Knowledge Areas:

Awareness Raising
Countries:

Indonesia
Topics:

Mercury-Free Mining

Environment and Biodiversity

Health/Safety

Human Rights

Mercury Trade
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Reducing Mercury Supply and Availability in Indonesia

Biodiversity Research Institute Nexus3 English

BRI and Nexus3, in collaboration with other nongovernmental organizations, is leading this three-year project, the purpose of which is to support the Government of Indonesia in restricting mercury supplies, especially for the artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization
Countries:

Indonesia
Topics:

Mercury-Free Mining

Responsible Gold Criteria

Environment and Biodiversity

Health/Safety

Mercury Trade

Minamata Convention/National Action Plan

Mining Laws and Policies

Sustainable Development Goals
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The Impact of Covid-19 on artisanal mining in Western Central African Republic

Alexandre Jaillon 2021 English

To assess the socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector in Western Central African Republic (CAR), IPIS conducted a series of phone surveys with key informants located on 260 gold and diamond mining sites.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Access to Finance
Topics:

ASGM Data Collection

COVID-19

Responsible Gold Criteria

Supply Chains

Environment and Biodiversity

Gender

Human Rights

Sustainable Development Goals
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Evaluating and Monitoring Small Scale Gold Mining and Mercury Use: Building a Knowledge-base with Satellite Imagery and Field Work

Daniel Stapper and Kevin Telmer English

This project was a pilot study at building a basic database for ASM sites in Brazil and Indonesia. The aim was to combine field work with satellite imagery to build a database that would span spatial scales and times greater than possible through field work alone.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Technical Solutions
Countries:

Indonesia
Topics:

ASGM Data Collection

Mercury-Free Mining

Environment and Biodiversity

Health/Safety

Human Rights

Income/Livelihood

Indigenous Peoples

Mercury Trade
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The source and fate of sediment and mercury in the Tapajo´s River, Para´, Brazilian Amazon: Ground- and space-based evidence

Kevin Telmer, Maycira Costa, et al. English

This paper presents results of mercury (Hg) in surface waters and soils and an analysis of satellite imagery from the Tapajo´s River basin, Brazilian Amazon, and the Reserva Garimpeira do Tapajo´s, the legal gold mining district of the basin.
Knowledge Areas:

Technical Solutions
Topics:

Mercury-Free Mining

Environment and Biodiversity

Health/Safety

Human Rights

Income/Livelihood

Mercury Trade

Mining Laws and Policies
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