Strategic Plan on Management of Mercury in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining In Cambodia 2012-2016

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 at small scale gold mining sites in Cambodia. This means that relevant ministries, institutions, as well as civil society organizations shall implement this management plan in compliance with their own professional standards to contribute to the prevention, reduction, and recovery of mercury, as well as promotion of alternatives to mercury use in artisanal and small scale gold mining, which does not affect economic growth. This strategic plan proposes many activities to solve the problem of mercury use in artisanal and scale gold mining in Cambodia, which embodies institutional capacity, technical capacity, legal framework, public awareness, and prevention of mercury impacts upon human health, the environment, and society at large.