Environment for Development Perspectives: Mercury Use in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining

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 mercury use and releases in this sector are on going within the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership while negotiations on the forthcoming Global Mercury instrument are underway. In this context, this study explores potential environment, social and development co-benefits from reduction and elimination of mercury use in ASGM through an economic lens; and the policy options and financing aspects for making this transition.

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Source https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/31737
Author Economy Division
Maintainer Economy Division
Last Updated January 25, 2023, 17:24 (UTC)
Created January 25, 2023, 17:24 (UTC)
GUID ca402b6a-a544-4cb4-953b-5ff37c7f6251
Issued 2020-02-22T06:46:45Z
Language English
Modified 2022-10-17 18:44:36.903
Publisher name Economy Division
Theme Reports, Books and Booklets
data_type document
spatial Global