Resources

This handbook is the result of a training workshop for staff from the geological survey authorities, the regulatory agencies and the universities involved in the ASM sector to strengthen their capacity to better assist the country's ASM operators. It is intended to serve as a reference for the future involvement of the geological survey authority's staff in the country's ASM sector.

This handbook is the result of a training workshop for staff from the geological survey authorities, the regulatory agencies and the universities involved in the ASM sector to strengthen their capacity to better assist the country's ASM operators. It is intended to serve as a reference for the future involvement of the geological survey authority's staff in the country's ASM sector.

This handbook is the result of a training workshop for staff from the geological survey authorities, the regulatory agencies and the universities involved in the ASM sector to strengthen their capacity to better assist the country's ASM operators. It is intended to serve as a reference for the future involvement of the geological survey authority's staff in the country's ASM sector

Background. Skin lightening is very popular among women and some men of the Caribbean, and its popularity appears to be growing. The lightening of skin colour is done to produce a lighter complexion which is believed to increase attractiveness, social standing and improves one’s potential of being successful.

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Quick start guide to preparing an Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining National Action Plan to fulfill obligations under Article 7 of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

This guide provides a simplified list of steps governments may take in preparing to undertake the Convention Article 4 obligations. It is intended to facilitate the implementation of the legal, institutional, and practical components of a mercury product phase out strategy, including those that may be performed as part of Minamata Initial Assessments (MIAs).

This report presents national information on coal types and coal usage, characterizes the coal-fired power sector in Indonesia and develops an emission inventory for the coal fired energy sector as well as presents other relevant information to improve accuracy of future emission inventories.

Draft report of the Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group (PAG) 8th Meeting, which took place on 22 September 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland.

UN Environment Chemicals and Health Branch is developing and populating a databank on chemicals analyses, in particular on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury (Hg).

This draft report was produced as a discussion piece for the Workshop on Efficiency and Emissions, Mpumalanga, South Africa, 28th February 2017, with support from the US Department of State

As part of the 13th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, teams of scientists prepared syntheses of the current state of mercury science. The syntheses address four topics:

This draft report was produced as a discussion piece for the Workshop on Efficiency and Emissions, Mpumalanga, South Africa, 28th February 2017, with support from the US Department of State

GLOBAL - MapX UN Environment

As part of UN Environment’s assistance to the countries developing National Action Plans, MapX has developed customized dashboards to support developing countries in managing information related to mercury use and reduction in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector.

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GLOBAL - UN Environment, MAPX

A demonstration story map on mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining. See www.mapx.org to access the online story map.

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Friends of Nation, May 2017

[ English  / French / Russian / Spanish / Swahili ] GLOBAL - UN Environment, UNITAR

The video explains the four worst practices in ASGM. According to the Minamata Convention, each National Action Plan on ASGM must include actions to eliminate them. The video also introduces best practices to reduce and eliminate the use of mercury in ASGM.

Geographic information management support for artisanal and small-scale gold mining national action plans under the Minamata Convention

This document describes the procedure for the determination of vapor phase mercury mass concentration in stack gas using carbon traps based on US EPA Method 30B.

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AGENDA for Environment and Responsible Development, 2017

This policy brief focuses on the findings of a recently completed study, carried out to investigate the health threats and challenges, due to use of Skin Whitening Creams (SWCs) in some selected main cities of Pakistan. In light of these findings, described and discussed in its following pages, this policy brief presents recommendations.

List of experts for the Waste management partnership area of the Global Mercury Partnership

World Health Organization Fact sheet webpage on Mercury in health, including Key facts, Exposure to mercury, Health effects of mercury exposure, How to reduce human exposure from mercury sources, Mercury use in vaccines and pharmaceuticals, Political agreement and WHO Response.

The world’s nations adopted the Minamata Convention on Mercury to protect human health and the environment from mercury pollution. A good understanding of mercury supply, trade and demand is critical to effective implementation of the Convention.