Develop suite of technically and financially viable low or zero-mercury alternatives OB1L/STTA small-scale operators Assess MPUs with potential to enter Better Gold Initiative (BGI) or other OB1L/STTA mechanisms Support Colombia Responde in providing technical assistance to mining associations for the management of the three pilot zero-mercury technology OB1L/ARC (gravimetric) plants completed during BioREDD+/Mining (Guarumo, Jardín, Asotramiagro) Assess technical and financial viability of additional centralized, zero-mercury processing plants in Antioquia and Chocó, services that ASMs and barequeros OB1L; STTA could potentially access Work with gold shops and CARs to better capture mercury vapors and develop DCOP/ME&EM/ACON protocols for handling and disposal of recovered mercury Provide technical assistance and training to MPUs entering the legalization process OB1L/ARC/CRC/ prepare EIAs or PMAs and PTOs ME&EM/STTA Implement initial field-level training with MPUs OB1L; STTA Objective 2: Increased government, community and private sector capacity to address environmental degradation by illegal ASM operations Expected Result 2.1: Reforestation NAMA supported in areas degraded by unauthorized ASM operations Undertake initial sourcing of potential reforestation partners DCOP Engage RIA and if possible, develop an improved plan for implementing land DCOP rehabilitation projects Engage INCODER to negotiate a special co-financed land tenancy unit dedicated to COP/DCOP mining rehabilitation in target areas Identify potential community-level participants/beneficiaries and assess their capacity to organize and contribute Identify initial sources of financing for rehabilitation activities (both Colombian and COP/DCOP/PMU foreign) Develop initial land bank of possible intervention areas in Antioquia, including legal DCOP/STTA analysis Develop initial list of contributors to machinery bank in Antioquia DCOP/STTA/ARC Source potential areas for rehabilitation (forestry and/or sustainable agriculture) in DCOP/ARC Chocó Develop macro-level plan for rehabilitation/reforestation DCOP/STTA DCOP/STTA/ARC/ Implement first rehabilitation activity in Antioquia Commercial Operator(s) Legalization of first long term agreements for rehabilitation DCOP/STTA
Develop suite of technically and financially viable low or zero-mercury alternatives small-scale operators OB1L/STTA Assess MPUs with potential to enter Better Gold Initiative (BGI) or other mechanisms OB1L/STTA Support Colombia Responde in providing technical assistance to mining associations for the management of the three pilot zero-mercury technology (gravimetric) plants completed during BioREDD+/Mining (Guarumo, Jardín, Asotramiagro) OB1L/ARC Assess technical and financial viability of additional centralized, zero-mercury processing plants in Antioquia and Chocó, services that ASMs and barequeros could potentially access OB1L; STTA Work with gold shops and CARs to better capture mercury vapors and develop protocols for handling and disposal of recovered mercury DCOP/ME&EM/ACON Provide technical assistance and training to MPUs entering the legalization process prepare EIAs or PMAs and PTOs OB1L/ARC/CRC/ ME&EM/STTA Implement initial field-level training with MPUs OB1L; STTA Objective 2: Increased government, community and private sector capacity to address environmental degradation by illegal ASM operations Expected Result 2.1: Reforestation NAMA supported in areas degraded by unauthorized ASM operations Undertake initial sourcing of potential reforestation partners DCOP Engage RIA and if possible, develop an improved plan for implementing land rehabilitation projects DCOP Engage INCODER to negotiate a special co-financed land tenancy unit dedicated to mining rehabilitation in target areas COP/DCOP Identify potential community-level participants/beneficiaries and assess their capacity to organize and contribute Identify initial sources of financing for rehabilitation activities (both Colombian and foreign) COP/DCOP/PMU Develop initial land bank of possible intervention areas in Antioquia, including legal analysis DCOP/STTA Develop initial list of contributors to machinery bank in Antioquia DCOP/STTA/ARC Source potential areas for rehabilitation (forestry and/or sustainable agriculture) in Chocó DCOP/ARC Develop macro-level plan for rehabilitation/reforestation DCOP/STTA Implement first rehabilitation activity in Antioquia DCOP/STTA/ARC/ Commercial Operator(s) Legalization of first long term agreements for rehabilitation DCOP/STTA
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