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Este video hace parte del programa de formación complementario: Promoción de acciones para la mitigación de impactos y eliminación del uso del mercurio. 

The authors look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the mining operation of the MWMA as they work on incorporating the responsible sourcing guidelines in their mining operations.

This research paper seeks to outline and assess the social, economic, political and cultural barriers that women face thereby, hindering them from fully participating in ASGM in Zimbabwe. 

This document provides an annotated bibliography of World Health Organization (WHO) key information resources relevant to the Minamata Convention on Mercury and the associated World Health Assembly Resolution WHA67.11 Public health impacts of exposure to mercury and mercury compounds: the role of WHO and ministries of public health in the implementation of the Minamata Convention. [Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish.]

The first planetGOLD Technology without Mercury virtual exhibit took place October 6-7 2021. This resource offers all presentations however, because certain presentations included audio, all recordings of both days can be found on the planetGOLD event page. 

Elaboradas con un lenguaje amigable y material fotográfico, estas guías contienen recomendaciones de mejora para implementar en los procesos productivos de las organizaciones mineras y, de esa manera, optimizar sus actividades en el manejo ambiental, socioeconómico y de salud.

In this study, the authors estimate the impact of the Fairmined certification scheme on the well-being of participating artisanal and small-scale gold miners in Colombia and Peru. The results indicate that, on average, Fairmined certified miners enjoy higher well-being scores than those who do not belong to a certified mining organization.

This educational course was developed to support the training of public health and health-care professionals, medical and other allied students and professionals, and decision-makers in the health and environmental sectors. It compiles information on human exposure to different types of mercury and their health effects, the use of mercury in the health sector, and the policy and technical documents guiding preventive actions at a national level.

This joint guidance has been developed to support gender mainstreaming in the development of artisanal and small-scale gold mining National Action Plans (NAPs) in line with Annex C of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, as well as for the development of National Implementation Plans (NIPs) for the management of persistent organic pollutants in line with the Stockholm Convention. The document  provides guidance on incorporating gender dimensions throughout the process and into strategic content of both NAPs and NIPs. The Annexes present detailed considerations and tools relevant for both and specific to NAPs and NIPs

As artisanal gold mining in Burkina Faso has increased in recent years, so have violent attacks by non-state armed groups. The assumption that there is a natural causal link between the two is, however, too simplistic. The escalating violence should rather be seen as a result of long-term trends, such as state disengagement, a growing dependence on gold and the gradual privatisation of security. This paper recommends that policy makers avoid a repressive approach to artisanal mining and rethink the governance of the sector, in consultation with miners and rural communities.