UNITAR, in collaboration with the UN Environment Global Mercury Partnership and a group of national and international experts, has developed the Handbook for Developing National ASGM Formalization Strategies within National Action Plans. The Formalization Handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to ASGM formalization, including key concepts, best practices, and a human rights-based approach. This is followed by step-by-step suggestions for creating an enabling environment for ASGM formalization and developing a national strategy for formalizing the ASGM sector. The various issues and approaches are illustrated with case studies from developing countries.
The handbook launch: at the 2018 Annual General Meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (on 18 October 2018 in Geneva) and the Second meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (on 20 November 2018 in Geneva). UNITAR will use the handbook to guide the technical support it is providing to countries developing NAPs.
Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining - Facts and Figures
Becoming a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury - English
Becoming a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury - French
Becoming a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury - Spanish
Introduction to mercury use in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining
Key control measures under the Minamata Convention - English
Key control measures under the Minamata Convention - French
Key control measures under the Minamata Convention - Spanish
Khaidarkan mercury: Addressing primary mercury mining in Kyrgyzstan
List of Alternatives to Mercury-added Products
Mercury Acting Now!
Mercury: Time to Act
Minamata Convention on Mercury at a glance - English
Minamata Convention on Mercury at a glance - French
Minamata Convention on Mercury at a glance - Spanish
Overview of the Minamata Convention on Mercury - English
Overview of the Minamata Convention on Mercury - French
Overview of the Minamata Convention on Mercury - Spanish
Overview of the negotiations process - English
Overview of the negotiations process - French
Overview of the negotiations process - Spanish
Practical steps of the ratification, acceptance, approval or accession processes and notifications u...
Practical steps of the ratification, acceptance, approval or accession processes and notifications u...
Practical steps of the ratification, acceptance, approval or accession processes and notifications u...
Promoting the Phase Down of Dental Amalgam in Developing Countries
Provision of the Convention on financial and technical support - English
Provision of the Convention on financial and technical support - French
Provision of the Convention on financial and technical support - Spanish
Reducing Mercury Use in Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining
A journey towards responsible gold in West Africa
Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining Project in Peru and Ecuador
Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM): Eliminating the worst practices
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining and health
GEF GOLD Program
Mercury and Health
Mercury Exposure and Health Impacts among Individuals in the ASGM Community
Mercury in Skin Lightening Products
Mercury Management for Sustainable Development
Mercury Management fort Sustainable Devleopment - Arabic
Mercury Management fort Sustainable Devleopment - French
Mercury Management fort Sustainable Devleopment - Spanish
Minamata Convention Initial Assessments (MIA) GHANA
Minamata Convention Initial Assessments (MIA) NIGERIA
Minamata Initial Assessment (MIA) in Senegal
Mission to Minamata
Mobile data collection tool for national ASGM overview
National Action Plans (NAP) for Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining in the DRC
The reality of mercury management
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Minamata Convention on Mercury
UNDP Kyrgyzstan: How to clean up a broken mercury thermometer
UNIDO's Partnering with Ecuador and Peru Curbing Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining
UNITAR and Swiss government’s support to the Minamata ratification process