This National Action Plan, in accordance with article 7 of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, fulfils the Convention obligations to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds, and therefore provides for supporting the implementation and achievement of the objectives of the National Action Plan for Mercury Reduction and Elimination. This National Action Plan represents a comprehensive and useful guidance for stakeholders in planning and implementing their activities and programmes related to mercury elimination in artisanal and small-scale gold mining. This National Action Plan covers the following topics: national overview of artisanal and small-scale gold mining; mining and processing; environmental protection measures; studies and researches on the involvement of children in mining operations; determination of mining area; mercury trade and demand; environmental information, including: impact mapping, environmental degradation, gaseous emission in the atmosphere, bioaccumulation in the food chain; health impacts and exposure through air, water and food. The National Action Plan also provides for implementing the following strategies described in the National Action Plan for Mercury Reduction and Elimination, with activities and targeted recommendations: strengthening commitment and coordination between ministries and governmental agencies; conducting monitoring and evaluation activities on the gold extraction processes; strengthening community involvement through communication, information and education on: the dangers of using mercury in gold processing, the knowledge and awareness about the health impacts and hazards of mercury; increasing the understanding of good mining practices; application of alternative technology for mercury-free gold processing; increasing controls of illegal artisanal and small-scale gold mining using mercury; promoting the reduction of emissions and releases, and the risk of exposure to mercury; development of guidelines for storage and handling of mercury and waste containing mercury; development of a public health strategy on the exposure of artisanal and small-scale gold miners and their communities to mercury; preventing the exposure of vulnerable populations, particularly children and women of childbearing age, to mercury; providing information to artisanal and small-scale miners and affected communities.
Indonésie · 2022-01-01