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This publication is based on the annex to document UNEP/MC/COP.6/INF/27, in which the secretariat, following decision MC-5/17, worked to develop a technical document to facilitate integration of actions to reduce mercury pollution from ASGM into the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs).

The report analyzes risks to women’s rights in mining-affected communities particularly for Indigenous and rural women including impacts on land, livelihoods, food security, health, unpaid care work.

Esta playlist reúne un diálogo de expertos sobre la corrupción vinculada a la minería ilegal del oro en América Latina, con foco en Perú y Ecuador. El primer video analiza cómo funciona la minería ilegal del oro, cómo se inserta la corrupción en su cadena de valor y cuáles son sus impactos económicos, sociales y ambientales. El segundo video presenta estrategias y recomendaciones concretas para prevenir y combatir este fenómeno, incluyendo gestión de riesgos, transparencia, trazabilidad y cooperación regional.

To curtail the exploitation of critical mineral supply chains by criminal actors, lessons can be drawn from the example of gold mining.

This policy briefing sets out key technical recommendations for the ongoing reform programme that would enable Mali to overcome obstacles to derive greater revenue from mining, to improve local development around mining sites and to strengthen the rights of artisanal gold miners.

This study presents and analyzes the interactions between ASGM and biodiversity based on new findings from 27 ASGM National Action Plans (NAPs) developed within the framework of Article 7 and Annex C of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, as well as a global literature review of more than 100 publications. 

The Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, in its decision MC-3/10 on the arrangements for the first effectiveness evaluation of the Convention, requested the need to advance work in drafting a report on trade, supply and demand, including information on mercury waste flows and stocks.

This annexed report released by SAICM aims to provide a thorough review of the status of illegal trade in chemicals, regulatory frameworks in trade of chemicals, with a particular focus on mercury and pesticides.

A study conducted on the Minamata Convention, its focus on mercury supply sources and trade, and recommendations for controlling mercury trade.

The EIA investigates into one of the largest reported seizures of mercury exposing multiple countries in violation of national laws and the Minamata Convention on Mercury.