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Analysis of Formalization Approaches in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector Based on Experiences in Ecuador, Mongolia, Peru, Tanzania and Uganda: Peru Case Study
(2012)
In Peru, Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) is an ancestral activity that experienced a great surge beginning in the 1980s because of the political and social conditions endured in the country during that decade ...
Defining the Road Ahead: Challenges and Solutions for Developing and Implementing National Action Plan to Reduce Mercury Use in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining
(2019)
This report discusses the challenges and solution encountered by countries developing National Action Plan for artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). The report builds on the discussions held during the regional ...
Guidance for Conducting a Rapid Environmental Mercury Assessment of Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining Sites: In the Context of National Action Plans
(2019)
The goal of this document is to provide guidance for stakeholders on conducting rapid assessments of mercury contamination risks to the environment and human health from artisanal and small scale gold mining (ASGM). Such ...
Using Retorts to Reduce Mercury Use, Emissions, and Exposures in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining: A Practical Guide
(2014)
One of the purposes of the guide is to help with the implementation of the Minamata Convention obligations.
Overarching Framework: UNEP Global Mercury Partnership
(2020)
This document, which explains the ongoing work of existing partnerships, responds to the call of the United Nations Environment Programme Governing Council in its decision 24/3, paragraph 27 (a), for an overarching framework ...
Strategic Plan on Management of Mercury in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining In Cambodia 2012-2016
(2011)
The “Strategic Plan on Management of Mercury in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining (SPASGM), 2012-2016 is a management plan for fostering safe and sound management of mercury in order to eliminate the release of mercury ...
Report on Activities Undertaken within the UN Environment Global Mercury Partnership (April 2016 – July 2017) - Note by the Secretariat
(2017)
The Chemicals and Health Branch of the UN Environment Economy Division has drafted a report on activities within the UN Environment Global Mercury Partnership, which is set out in the annex to the present note. The current ...
Good Practices for Management of Mercury Releases from Waste (First Draft)
(2010)
This document provides practical information when readers of the Basel TG would like to implement principles described in the Basel TG. Some of the information formally included in the Basel TG, such as cases considered ...
Report on Activities Undertaken within the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership January 2009 – June 2010 - A Report of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group
(2010)
The Overarching Framework of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership specifies that one of the responsibilities of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group is to report on activities undertaken within the UNEP Global ...
Environment for Development Perspectives: Mercury Use in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining
(2016)
UNEP DTIE Chemicals Branch work on artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is based on the fact that this is the largest demand sector for mercury globally. A number of targeted actions to promote the reduction of ...