Collecting Baseline Information - Lecture 3

Estimating Mercury Use and Documenting Practices in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) - Methods and Tools Version 1.0. This document is a lecture-style presentation focused on methods for collecting baseline information in field assessments, particularly in natural resource or environmental contexts. It systematically outlines sources of information (literature, stakeholders, official data, physical measurements), national sector scoping procedures, and field data collection techniques including interviews, observations, counts, and measurements.