Resources

Highlighted in this case study are the results of a financial inclusion program for Tanzania's artisanal and small-scale mining sector begun in 2021 by The Foundation of ASM Development (FADev) in collaboration with SWISSAID Tanzania and the National Bank of Commerce (NBC). The program developed two pilot finance mechanisms in an effort to address critical challenges faced by ASM operators. This case study is part of a larger body of work documenting financial access interventions for the ASGM sector. 

Highlighted in this case study are the results of the “Foundations for Peace in Artisanal Gold Mining in Burkina Faso” project implemented by the NGO IMPACT and the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) from 2021 to 2023. One of the project’s objectives was to strengthen the economic empowerment and financial inclusion of women engaged in ASGM in the target locations. This case study is part of a larger body of work documenting financial access interventions for the ASGM sector. 

This case study gives an overview of a lease-to-purchase blended finance program developed by The Impact Facility for Sustainable Mining Communities (TIF) to provide equipment and foster sustainable mining practices in the ASGM sector of Western Kenya. This case study is part of a larger body of work documenting financial access interventions for the ASGM sector. 

Highlighted in this case study are results of a pilot initiative by the Colombia Mining Dialogue Group (GDIAM) initiated in January 2022 to provide banking services to miners. The project aimed to improve interactions between the mining and financial sectors. This case study is part of a larger body of work documenting financial access interventions for the ASGM sector. 

Highlighted in this case study are the results obtained by the NGO Solidaridad and the mining company Minera OREX in achieving a prefinancing model that allowed its artisanal and small-scale mining suppliers (ASM) in Peru to have liquidity for their activities. This case study is part of a larger body of work documenting financial access interventions for the ASGM sector. 

National Action Plan (NAP) to reduce and, where feasible, eliminate the use of mercury in the Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector in Zimbabwe.

This study, aimed at resolving ASGM-related challenges and supporting sector formalisation in the West African context, provides policymakers and stakeholders with clear and actionable recommendations.

This page provides in-depth information around the Biodiversity Convention, the Cartagena Protocol, and the Nagoya Protocol

The human rights-based approach (HRBA) is a conceptual framework for the process of human development that is normatively based on international human rights standards and operationally directed to promoting and protecting human rights. This page offers resources such as the Universal Human Rights Index (UHRI) , the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework Guidance and more. 

This report examines how women and gender equality considerations are included in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), the principal mechanisms for implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at national level. Included in this study are 254 NBSAPs from 174 countries over 23 years of implementation (1993 through May of 2016).