Published February 7, 2022
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Data for 'Formalizing Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining: a Grand Challenge of the Minamata Convention'
Creators
- 1. 1. Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013, Bern, Switzerland
- 2. Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law, 12C Sangsuan Sap Mansion, Sathorn Soi 9, Bangkok, 10120, Thailand;.Vermont Law School, 164 Chelsea St, South Royalton, VT 05068, USA
- 3. Institute of DevEGelopment Policy (IOB), University of Antwerp, Lange Sint - Annastraat 7, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium; Centre d'Expertise en Gestion Minière (CEMI), Université catholique de Bukavu, Campus de Bugabo, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo
- 4. Centre d'Expertise en Gestion Minière (CEGEMI), Université catholique de Bukavu, Campus de Bugabo, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo; Systematic Physiologic and Ecotoxicological Research, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
- 5. Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, Library Avenue, LA1 4YQ, UK
- 6. Viikki Tropical Resources Institute, Department of Forest Sciences, Latokartanonkaari 7, University of Helsinki, 00790 Helsinki, Finland; Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Yliopistonkatu 3, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
Description
Signatories to the Minamata Convention on Mercury with ‘more than insignificant’ artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sectors are required to develop and implement National Action Plans (NAPs) to reform their ASGM sectors in line with Annexe C of the Convention. We compiled the budgets of available NAPs for reducing mercury emissions from ASGM sectors. As of 2021-12-31, these were available for 16 countries from: www.mercuryconvention.org/en/parties/national-action-plans. We used these data to estimate the approximate costs of expanding such approaches globally.
Notes
Primary language of the record is English, but individual records from Francophone countries are in French.