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Working to make small-scale gold mining safer, cleaner & more profitable. Supported by @thegef.bsky.social & led by @unep.org, in partnership with @undp.org, UNIDO, @conservationorg.bsky.social, @minamataconvention.bsky.social
📣 Tomorrow (10 March): Join this webinar on women & artisanal & small-scale gold mining hosted by the #MinamataConvention Women's Caucus, Women4Biodiversity & MSP Institute—with planetGOLD's Mona Avalos participating in the discussion.
Register below.👇
#WomenInMining #MujeresMineras #IWD2026
En este Día Internacional de la Mujer, planetGOLD destaca el importante papel que desempeñan las mujeres en la promoción de prácticas MAPE más responsables♀️
El programa planetGOLD comparte una guía sobre la #inclusióndegénero en la MAPE : bit.ly/4rZlZrM
À l'occasion de la Journée Internationale de la femme, planetGOLD met en avant le rôle important qu'elles jouent dans l'EMAPE♀️
Pour aider à relever les défis qu'elles rencontrent, planetGOLD partage un guide sur l'#inclusiondesgenres dans l'EMAPE : bit.ly/40MJ0lB
On this International Women’s Day, planetGOLD highlights the important roles women have to play in advancing more environmentally responsible ASM practices. ♀️
To help address the challenges they face, planetGOLD is sharing a quick guide on #genderinclusion in ASGM: bit.ly/46NHGSZ
The planetGOLD Guinea project is supported by @thegef.bsky.social, implemented by @unep.org and executed by the Centre Africain pour la Santé Environnementale. To learn more about planetGOLD Guinea, visit planetgold.org/guinea
#MakeMercuryHistory #ResponsibleMining #ArtisanalGold #EthicalGold #Gold
A major barrier to the transition away from mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining is the sector's typical lack of formalization.
📺 Discover how planetGOLD #Guinea 🇬🇳 aims to test Landscape Approaches to support #ASGM formalization, reduce conflict, and protect natural resources.
At the #MiningIndaba2026 in South Africa this week planetGOLD #Zambia Project Manager Abigail Mwailenge, #Zimbabwe Project Manager Nyaradzo Mutonhori & Kirsten Dales, consultant to planetGOLD #Ghana, highlighted efforts to advance responsible, #mercuryfree artisanal & small-scale gold mining.
The planetGOLD Côte d'Ivoire project is supported by @thegef.bsky.social, implemented by @unep.org and executed by the Centre Africain pour la Santé Environnementale (CASE) and @impacttransform.org.
In Côte d'Ivoire the planetGOLD project has helped about 150 miners organize a cooperative to formalize their operations — a critical step toward enabling them to take up #mercuryfree methods that can improve their health while protecting local communities & the environment. youtu.be/tKNDYftZfGA?...
planetGOLD Ecuador participó en el evento de apertura de una oficina técnica del Banco Central del Ecuador en la provincia de Zamora, un hito estratégico para la minería artesanal y de pequeña escala en el país.
#MAPEResponsable
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In Ecuador around 50% of gold sales to the Central Bank come from Zamora province. The inauguration of a new technical office there is a significant milestone toward supporting small-scale miners who are moving to more formal, #responsiblemining practices.
www.planetgold.org/acompanamos-...
The planetGOLD #Ghana 🇬🇭 Health Education team recently conducted outreach programs at two secondary schools in the Western region, educating over 3,500 students & staff on risks of mercury exposure & the importance of adopting safer mining practices. 👏
www.planetgold.org/planetgold-g...
The territories of Zamora Chinchipe & Loja in #Ecuador now have 139 miners newly trained in responsible, mercury-free artisanal & small-scale mining via the #mejORO Comprehensive School for Responsible & Mercury-Free Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining. 👏
www.planetgold.org/ecuador-cele...
The last planetGOLD newsletter of 2025 is out!
Find rich stories from field activities, a comprehensive new analysis of the programme, a recap of our interventions at the COP-6 meeting of the @minamataconvention.bsky.social & more 👇
🔍 Read now: bit.ly/4oXSt37
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As planetGOLD #Uganda 🇺🇬 reaches its halfway mark of implementation, the Annual Stakeholders’ Meeting took stock of project progress & reaffirmed collective commitment to a #mercuryfree gold mining sector. Read the full recap 👇
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#MakeMercuryHistory #EthicalGold
🗨️ Más de 250 participantes de Ecuador, Perú, Brasil y Colombia se reunieron para intercambiar experiencias, soluciones y aprendizajes que están transformando la MAPE hacia un modelo libre de mercurio, formalizado e inclusivo.
www.planetgold.org/ecuador-bras...
Chapter 3 of our recent report provides an overview of the interventions carried out across the planetGOLD programme to reduce &/or eliminate mercury.
Check out this chapter and more in the new report: www.planetgold.org/resources/cr...
#SoilHealth #MakeMercuryHistory #ResponsibleMining
All planetGOLD projects promote & pilot alternative, #mercuryfree technologies & processes with miners. This diagram shows an example of one potential workflow. Projects also carry out training and capacity building to increase miners’ knowledge of Hg-free mining practices.
Did you know today is #WorldSoilDay? Technologies and practices that eliminate the use of mercury in artisanal & small scale gold mining not only protect the #soil, water and air—but when used properly they can also extract a greater amount of gold than using mercury.
In a new storybook, the planetGOLD #Uganda 🇺🇬 project reflects on progress made toward a #mercuryfree artisanal & small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector.
🔎 Explore the storybook: planetgold.org/resources/pl...
#MakeMercuryHistory #ResponsibleMining #ArtisanalGold
The planetGOLD Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 project recently hosted its first Annual Stakeholders Conference in Harare, aligning around practical actions for a more responsible and inclusive artisanal & small-scale #gold mining sector.
#MakeMercuryHistory #ArtisanalGold #ASGM
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This week the planetGOLD programme was honored to share lessons and reflections at a #MinamataCOP6 special event sponsored by the Global Environment Facility on November 4.
👉 View the recap: www.planetgold.org/planetgold-p...
#MakeMercuryHistory #ResponsibleMining #EthicalGold
♀️ Women who are active in #ASGM typically face a range of gender-specific barriers that prevent their full participation.
Check out the new guide launched this week at #MinamataCOP6 describing approaches to address challenges faced by women miners 👇 www.planetgold.org/sites/defaul...
📢 Starting at 14:00 CET! Advancing #GenderInclusive Solutions in ASGM
If you're attending #MinamataCOP6 join us & the World Bank’s Africa EHPMP program downstairs in Room 3 for an engaging Knowledge Lab focused on #GenderResponsive approaches in artisanal & small-scale gold mining.
Formalization is the keystone element of solutions to tackle mercury use in ASGM. This is a key takeaway from the recent cross-programmatic assessment of planetGOLD.
🔍 Explore more detailed takeaways & recommendations from the programme: www.planetgold.org/resources/cr...
The importance of simplifying #ASGM formalization processes was reinforced by @minamataconvention.bsky.social Exec Secretary Monika Stankiewicz at @thegef.bsky.social sponsored special event at #MinamataCOP6 this week, featuring lessons learned in the planetGOLD programme
#MakeMercuryHistory
"Mercury-free mining does not have a one-size fits solutions."
Touching on best practices & challenges for formalization, technology transfer & improving access to finance & markets, panelists highlighted the need to ensure inclusion of miners in ensuring #mercury-free mining. @planetgold.org
Consult the #MinamataCOP6 Special Event, "The @planetgold.org Programme – Learnings and Looking Ahead".
✨ If you are at #MinamataCOP6 in Geneva this week, visit planetGOLD in the CICG exhibition area to find out how we are supporting countries in the movement to #MakeMercuryHistory in artisanal & small-scale gold mining.
On Tuesday at #MinamataCOP6 in Geneva, planetGOLD will be featured in the @thegef.bsky.social sponsored special event featuring lessons learned so far in the programme. If you are attending COP6 be sure to join us.
🗓️ 4 Nov
🕑 13:15 - 14:45 CET
📍 Room A
🔗 More info: planetgold.org/planetgold-p...
