The ASM Progress App digital platform, created by the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM), was awarded a US$ 50,000 prize after being selected as one of the winning innovations of the “Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge: The Amazon,” organized by Conservation X Labs....
Around 30,000 people, who live on artisanal and small-scale mining, inhabit Madre de Dios, a department located in the Peruvian jungle, which ranks on the fifth place of the national gold production (MINEM). Early in November, in Puerto Maldonado, capital of this...
According to recent data from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 1.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) are registered in Burkina Faso as of September 30, 2022. Of this population, 23% are women and 60% are...
By: Juan Perez, Project coordinator in West Africa Since the pandemic of Covid-19, the economic resilience of mining communities in Burkina Faso has been strengthened with the implementation of several activities by the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM), with...
One of the biggest challenges in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector is the reduction and elimination of mercury, a chemical element that poses grave risks to people and biodiversity. It is a complex, multi-dimensional and long-term process, and partnerships...
