Resources

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.

Le programme planetGOLD définit des critères spécifiques pour régir les opérations des entités d'exploitation aurifère artisanale et à petite échelle engagées dans le programme. Les Critères planetGOLD s'alignent sur le Code CRAFT, et comprennent trois critères spécifiques au programme planetGOLD : l'élimination du mercure dans le processus d'exploitation minière, le respect et la protection des droits des peuples autochtones, et la minimisation de l'impact sur la biodiversité. La conformité à ces critères garantira que les mineurs artisanaux et à petite échelle participant au programme planetGOLD déploient des efforts suffisants pour éviter, minimiser, atténuer et, le cas échéant, compenser les impacts négatifs sur les personnes et l'environnement.

El programa planetGOLD establece criterios específicos para regir las operaciones de las entidades mineras de oro artesanales y de pequeña escala que participan en el programa. Los Criterios planetGOLD se alinean con el Código CRAFT, e incluyen tres criterios específicos del programa planetGOLD: eliminar el mercurio en el proceso minero, respetar y proteger los derechos de los pueblos indígenas y minimizar el impacto en la biodiversidad. El cumplimiento de estos criterios garantizará que los mineros artesanales y de pequeña escala que participen en el programa planetGOLD realicen esfuerzos suficientes para evitar, minimizar, mitigar y, en su caso, compensar los impactos adversos sobre las personas y el medio ambiente.

This toolkit helps companies avoid impacting negatively on communities and to leave a positive legacy.

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.

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.

El presente estudio pretende aportar a la comprensión sobre las desigualdades de género en la minería artesanal y de pequeña escala a través de los pensamientos, visiones y percepciones de mineros y mineras sobre estas; así como analizar desde un enfoque de género las normativas y políticas públicas aplicables al sector minero.

This book presents the results of the study 'New Approaches for Improving the Development Outcomes of the Extractive Industry in Peru: Improving Impacts on Women in Poverty and Their Families.' 

The planetGOLD programme sets out specific criteria to govern the operations of artisanal and small-scale gold mining entities engaged with the programme. The planetGOLD Criteria align with the CRAFT Code, and include three criteria that are specific to the planetGOLD programme: eliminating mercury in the mining process, respecting and protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and minimizing impact on biodiversity. Conformance with this criteria will ensure that artisanal and small-scale miners participating in the planetGOLD programme undertake sufficient efforts to avoid, minimize, mitigate, and where appropriate, offset adverse impacts to people and the environment.

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.