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The 2024 Global Forum on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining was held in Batangas, Philippines, in June 2024. Organized by the planetGOLD Programme, this event aimed to gather a diverse range of stakeholders, including miners, government officials, international agencies, policy and technical experts, and private sector representatives. The primary goals were to inform, educate, and exchange best practices to enhance, professionalize and eliminate mercury in the ASGM sector.

Este documento presenta una memoria de las mesas de dialogo del evento de “FORMALIZACIÓN EN LA MINERÍA ARTESANAL Y DE PEQUEÑA ESCALA AURÍFERA EN LA REGIÓN” que se organizó en el marco de la implementación del proyecto planetGOLD Bolivia. 

En general, los esfuerzos para mejorar la formalización es parte crucial en el trabajo para optimizar la sostenibilidad ambiental, la seguridad laboral y la equidad social en el sector de la Minería Artesanal y de Pequeña Escala (MAPE). En este sentido, el proyecto planetGOLD Bolivia contactó a expertos internacionales en procesos de formalización de países de la región (Perú y Colombia) para que puedan

"Formalizing Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Operations in the Philippines" is a comprehensive guide designed to assist ASGM operators in understanding the necessary steps to legalize their operations. This document encompasses crucial laws and policies governing ASGM, as well as the permits and licenses required, providing a detailed process for obtaining them. It offers a clear roadmap, guiding operators from registration to compliance with environmental regulations, thereby ensuring that responsible ASGM practices contribute to the economy while adhering to legal standards.

ASGM Simplified: A Beginner's Guide to Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in the Philippines is a concise introduction to the topic. It explains the basics of ASGM, highlights the differences between ASGM and large-scale mining, and emphasizes the importance of ASGM for livelihoods, economic growth, and community empowerment. The guide also covers the relevant laws and policies governing ASGM, common practices, a glimpse of the history of ASGM in the Philippines, and the significance of Minahang Bayan, which are the designated areas for small-scale mining. Overall, this guide offers valuable insights into the role of ASGM in sustainable

The Social and Environmental Standards (SES) are an integral component of UNDP’s quality assurance and risk management approach to programming. This publication came into effect on 1 Jan 2021 and is a revised version of the 2015 publication. The French and Spanish versions can be found here. 

The objective of this study was to develop a methodology for assessing the socio-environmental costs of dredge boat mining in the Tapaj´os watershed, using a method linking the type of gold mining, type of pump, motor power required, time spent in exploration, and mercury use with the average socioeconomic cost. The findings can contribute to a more accurate economic valuation of illegal dredge boat mining, providing valuable information for estimating compensation fines and planning law enforcement investments to prevent illegal ASGM. 

Este paquete de diapositivas se presentó durante un seminario web en julio de 2024 para proyectos nacionales planetGOLD en el que se ofreció una visión general de la financiación de los Planes de Acción Paisajísticos. Es el séptimo de una serie de seminarios web sobre el Enfoque Jurisdiccional (JA) y el Enfoque Paisajístico (LA).

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 study develops a framework for calculating the economic costs associated with the negative environmental and social impacts of ASGM in the Brazilian Amazon. Based on a literature review on impact valuations of deforestation, land degradation, and mercury contamination, the authors use multiple parameters to develop a generalizable value transfer formula. The study additionally proposes an enhancement to the model used by Bakker et al. (2021) for estimating mercury impacts on human health.

The main objective of this study is to propose a methodology to evaluate the impacts of ASGM on human health in different contexts in the Brazilian Amazon. It connects several points in the literature based on hypotheses regarding mercury dispersion in water, its transformation into methylmercury, and absorption by fish and humans. This methodology can be used as a tool to estimate the extent of environmental damage caused by artisanal gold mining, the severity of damage to the health of individuals contaminated by mercury and, consequently, can contribute to the application of fines to environmental violators.