Building Capacity in Small-Scale Mining Communities: Health,Ecosystem Sustainability,and the Global Mercury Project |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Samuel?J?SpiegelEmail author Marcello?M?Veiga |
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Institution: | (1) United Nations Industrial Development Organization, 6350 Stores Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Canada;(2) Department of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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Abstract: | The Global Mercury Project (GMP) is an initiative of the United Nations in collaboration with numerous government and nongovernment
organizations to promote knowledge and capacity building on the links between small-scale gold mining practices and health,
ecosystem, and social factors, and to implement interventions that reduce mercury pollution and exposure caused by mining
activities in developing countries. Knowledge regarding the use of mercury and the dynamics of complex environmental, health,
socioeconomic, and cultural conditions in and surrounding small-scale mining sites is particularly needed for the purpose
of developing appropriate community-based measures to reduce mercury-related problems. GMP strategies aim to build upon local
knowledge and practices to train miners on the use of cleaner and affordable technologies of mining and mineral processing
in order to minimize negative impacts. The initiative is especially proactive in facilitating transdisciplinary and participatory
models of community interaction, involving local, regional, and international stakeholders in each of the strategy design,
community assessment, and community intervention phases. The six participating countries are Brazil, Indonesia, Lao People’s
Democratic Republic, Sudan, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. This article outlines GMP’s objectives and scope of activities and also
highlights achievements, challenges, and opportunities for future development. |
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Keywords: | capacity building ecosystem approach to human health mercury artisanal and small-scale gold mining Global Mercury Project |
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