In December 2022 the World Bank held a conference which focused on the Bank's Covid-19 emergency response for ASM mining communities. Case studies and testimonies from partner organizations and miners who participated in the COVID-19 emergency response window were shared. This blog has been adapted from the testimony provided by Carlos Henrique Xavier Araujo, PhD candidate and researcher at the Centre for Responsible Mining (NAP. Mineração) at the University of São Paulo.
El Grupo Interinstitucional de Trabajo en Oro Responsable (GIT-OR) es una alianza voluntaria de instituciones de la sociedad civil y académicas que trabajan en Bolivia, que buscan promover el enfoque de Oro Responsable, como una estrategia para reducir los impactos sociales y ambientales negativos que promueve la actividad minera aurífera en la actualidad.
This technical brief highlights the integration of holistic livelihoods interventions into an overall approach aiming to reduce the number of children working in the mines while empowering households and making them more economically resilient.
Johanna Sydow, Andrés Ángel, Pavel Aquino, Fabiola Vargas, Juan Espinosa
English
In the context of several European legislative processes on supply chains this study emphasizes the importance of binding legislation for companies to comply with environmental aspects in addition to human rights along their supply chains.
This report includes three case studies around the experiences of women in ASM in Zimbabwe, Peru and the Philippines. The document is available in English, French and Spanish.
This slide deck was used for a workshop on developing gold trading arrangements and engaging financial institutions in extending financing to artisanal and small-scale gold mining operations
Susan Keane, Ludovic Bernaudat, Kenneth J. Davis, Malgorzata Stylo, Nellia Mutemeri, Patience Singo, Pontsho Twala, Itai Mutemeri, Anne Nakafeero, Imelda Dossou Etui
English
This paper presents an overview of new data, derived from Minamata ASGM National Action Plan submissions, that can contribute to refining estimates of mercury use in ASGM, and then assesses technologies that can support the phase out mercury use in ASGM while increasing gold recovery.
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