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Report on Activities Undertaken within the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership (2007-2008)
(2009)
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 ...
Options Analysis and Feasibility Study for the Long Term Storage of Mercury in Latin America and the Caribbean: Final Draft Report
(2010)
Mercury is a highly toxic metal. Being an element, mercury cannot be broken down or degraded into harmless substances. Mercury may change between different states and species in its cycle. Once mercury has been released ...
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 ...
Squeezing Gold from a Stone: How to Reduce Toxic Health Risks and Pollution Caused by Mercury Use in the Small-Scale & Artisanal Gold Mining Sector
(2009)
Low-cost technologies available now have the potential to reduce dramatically mercury pollution in the small-scale and artisanal mining sector. By supporting miners with knowledge and resources to adopt these new technologies ...
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 ...
Mercury Inventory Report of Pakistan
(2008)
This report provides information of mercury sources and quantity in Pakistan. This report is a first time in the history of Pakistan regarding inventory of mercury and mercury products data collection by the Ministry of ...
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 ...