RT null T1 National Level ASGM Sector Scoping Report: Assessment of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) Sector in [Country] and Suggestions for a National Baseline Inventory Methodology - Annex A2 T2 Reporte De Estudio Nacional Exploratorio Sobre La MAPE: Evaluación del Sector de Minería de oro Artesanal y en Pequeña Escala (MAPE) en [país] y Sugerencias para una Metodología de Inventario de Estimaciones de Referencia Nacionales T2 Analyse Sectorielle Nationale De L’EMAPE: Analyse du Secteur de l'Exploitation Minière Artisanale et à Petite échelle d’or (EMAPE) au/en [Pays] et Suggestions Pour Une Méthodologie Nationale d'Inventaire Initial A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 Artisanal Gold Council, K1 gold K1 mercury K1 mining YR 2017 FD 2017 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/35831 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/35831 NO The two primary purposes of the national level scoping of the ASGM sector are to (1) provide the information necessary to develop effective mercury reduction strategies through the National Action Plan (NAP), target these strategies to areas of greatest concern, and measure the progress of these strategies in reducing and/eliminating mercury use and exposure in the ASGM sector; and (2) allow for the informed selection of sites that are representative of production and practices in the region, and thus will be targeted for baseline field data collection. The primary objectives of the national level scoping of the ASGM sector are to: (1) provide an improved understanding of the regional ASGM practices observed in [country name]; (2) identify best and worst processing practices; (3) identify areas with greatest mercury use, gold production, and ASGM workforce; (4) identify knowledge gaps that require further data collection; (5) identify key information that is already available or that should be collected in the field in order to calculate regional and national baseline estimates of mercury use; and (6) propose approaches for gathering field data and calculating these estimates in each mining region. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026