January 2011
The second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to prepare a global legally binding instrument on Mercury (INC2) was held in Chiba, Japan from 24 to 28 January, 2011
ARM was present at this event to lobby for the view of ASM miners to be taken into account in this important discussion. The petition supporting the ASGM Mercury Reduction Declaration was handed to the organizers of the meeting.
Dr. Laura Barreto, the Chair of the Board of ARM, gave a presentation at the Technical Briefing before the main event to visibilise to talk about Fairtrade and Fairmined as one of the possible ways forward for responsible ASM. The presentation and the speaking points are available for download.
Patrick Schein, ARM´s Board Member, had the opportunity to address the meeting at the plennary session – download ARM´s intervention.
A more complete update on the achievements of the meeting in Chiba will be published soon on our website.
The outcomes of the Global Forum on Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining, a consultation event prior to the INC2, are summarized in the final report, which can be downloaded in our Mercury section.