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

✨ 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...

🇬🇳 In #Guinea the planetGOLD project has reached 3,200+ people through awareness & training sessions—providing education on #responsiblemining practices aimed at minimizing health & environmental impacts, and promoting gender equality.

📽️ Find out more in the episode below 👇

Last week planetGOLD Ghana 🇬🇭 held a training for ASGM & financial sector stakeholders focusing on financial inclusion & responsible supply chains.

Initiatives like these are key in helping align the financial sector in #Ghana with national efforts to formalize & de-risk the ASGM sector 👏

Great to see #mercuryfree artisanal & small-scale gold mining topics highlighted at this week's #MininginMotion Summit in Accra, Ghana, including a session moderated by planetGOLD's Francophone Africa Regional Coordinator on increasing efficiency & removing mercury from #ASGM.

🌊🏔️🌿Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay!

Today and every day, the planetGOLD programme funded by @thegef.bsky.social & led by @unep.org is united to #MakeMercuryHistory in artisanal & small-scale gold mining around the globe, #ForPeopleForNature

📌 Learn more & sign up for updates at www.planetgold.org

After 6 years the planetGOLD Mongolia project is concluding, marking a significant milestone in the path to eliminating mercury use in Mongolia’s artisanal & small-scale gold mining sector.

Check out the report out from MNB World from the project closing event ⤵️ www.facebook.com/share/v/1AnS...

At the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains this week, planetGOLD's global coordinator and project managers from #Uganda, #Zambia, #BurkinaFaso & more are in attendance.

💬 Send a message if you'd like to connect!

#ResponsibleSourcing #SupplyChains #EthicalGold

The OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains kicks off in Paris this week, including a full day dedicated to featuring artisanal & small-scale mining initiatives on responsible sourcing.

Message if you're there & want to connect!

#ResponsibleSourcing #ResponsibleGold #MakeMercuryHistory

Miners in #BurkinaFaso can now access a formal loan program for the 1st time thanks to a new revolving fund created by the planetGOLD project & Coris Bank. The fund provides miners with low-interest financing to buy #mercuryfree equipment & working capital.

Learn more 👇

On this day 25 years ago, #EarthDay launched a movement that would spread around the globe. It's a day to recognize that protecting the world we share benefits us all. 🌱 🌊 🌳

Today we recognize all those around the globe taking action to #MakeMercuryHistory in artisanal & small-scale gold mining 👏

This week planetGOLD Zimbabwe is hosting a session on #gender, child labour, and #mercury in Zimbabwe’s #ASGM sector. Gov’t, NGOs, and miners are coming together to shape a media campaign for change. #MakeMercuryHistory

We are working to #MakeMercuryHistory in the artisanal & small-scale #gold mining sector so that it is safer, cleaner & more profitable for everyone, from the mine to the market.

Do you know where your gold comes from? Find out more below.

🔻 Explore our latest progress report 🔻
🔗 bit.ly/pG23-24APR