Indicators • 5 new partnership mechanisms with funding for gender friendly and sustainable management solutions of natural resources, ecosystem services, chemicals and waste at national level. Baseline • No partnership mechanisms exist that provide access to funding for gender friendly sustainable management solutions in the ASGM sector. • • 0 direct project • 200,970 direct project beneficiaries. beneficiaries (80,390 females • and 120,580 males) for which the • The devolution of ASGM risk of mercury exposure has responsibilities and the been reduced. administration of mining regulations from the national • National systems have the level to the provinces/districts capacity to assess, plan, and without concomitant increases in implement sustainable and funding, staffing, or capacity mercury-free interventions in the building in those regional offices ASGM sector. is currently hampering formalization efforts. • Enabling environment • created through improved • Harmonization between national policies and regulatory Law 4/2009 (Mineral and Coal frameworks for ASGM and Mining Law), Law 23/2014 mercury phase-out in the ASGM (Regional Governance), Law sector. 11/2017 (Minamata ratification) • and Law 6/2014 (Village Law) is • Loans for the purchase of needed to ensure that mercury-free processing responsibilities of entities with equipment/investments are Target Result • • 1 new partnership mechanisms with funding for gender friendly and sustainable management solutions of chemicals and waste established at national and/or subnational level. • • • 70,000 direct project beneficiaries (12,000 female and 18,000 male) for which the risk of mercury exposure has been reduced. • • • Capacity of 7 government entities increased to improve their capacity to assess, plan, and implement sustainable and mercury-free interventions in the ASGM sector. • • • • 6 policies, regulations and standards revised and/or developed to improve the enabling environment for ASGM and mercury phase-out in the ASGM sector. • • • Initiation for partnership mechanisms with banks to provide funding has been done • • • 38,000 direct project beneficiaries (12,000 female and 18,000 male) for which the risk of mercury exposure has been reduced. • • • Capacity of 16 government entities increased to improve their capacity to assess, plan, and implement sustainable and mercury-free interventions in the ASGM sector. • • • • Guideline for RAD PPM has developed to improve the enabling environment for ASGM and mercury phase-out in the ASGM sector. • • • 1 new/improved financial products/mechanisms (including women friendly accessible to legalized ASGM miners and cooperatives. • • 10 ASGM groups (of which 20% of the miners are women) are capacitated to apply for loans for mercury-free processing equipment/investments. • • 15 tonnes of mercury avoided through the introduction of BEP, BAT and socially and environmentally sound ASGM practices. • • 60 ASGM groups (of which 20% of the miners are women) supported in their formalization processes leading to more sustainable income opportunities and safer working conditions. • • Route to market for mercury-free gold improved/established. • • 20,000 people (8,000 females and 12,000 males) of respect to ASGM are clear and do not conflict or overlap. • Districts and provinces currently lack regulations (and guidance documents on implementation) that are harmonized with the Mining Law and the new Regional Governance Law. This is hampering ASGM formalization efforts. • • 4 financial mechanisms available, which have not been tailored to be able to serve the ASGM sector. These include: • • Village fund (BUMDes Dana Desa = 61,500 USD/year/village. However, 0 BUMDes mechanisms have been applied for ASGM to date. • BLU = 1.5 million USD/year. However, 0 BLU mechanisms have been applied for ASGM to date. • BRI KUR = 15,400 USD/year/project. However, 0 KUR from BRI mechanisms have been applied for ASGM to date. • • 1 new/improved financial products/mechanisms (including women friendly financial products) established for the ASGM sector. • • • US$ 24 million (Total amount of funding) available to the ASGM sector through existing/new financial mechanisms. • • • US$ 2.8 million (Total amount of funding) allocated to the ASGM sector through approved loans by Year 3. • • • 3 miner groups (of which 20% of the miners are women) are trained in developing a loan/investment application (incl. undertaking technical and financial feasibility studies). • • • 10 applications developed (with technical support of the project). • financial products) established for the ASGM sector. • • • Currently, no specific funds for ASGM are provided by financial entities • • • 8 miner groups (of which 20% of the miners are women) are trained in developing a loan/investment application (incl. undertaking technical and financial feasibility studies). • • • Loan applications development are in progress • • • Mercury use/releases from ASGM avoided by 5 tonnes/year. • • • 0.87 tonnes of gold produced per year without mercury. • • • At least 10 mining groups (of which 20% of the miners are women) supported in their formalization processes. whom awareness has been raised on the dangers of mercury and ways to reduce its use in ASGM. • • M&E and adaptive management applied in response to needs and Mid-Term Evaluation findings. • • Project results, experiences, lessons-learned and best practices are captured, published, and taken up by the GEF GOLD Global Dissemination Platform for national and global dissemination, using report templates provided by the GEF GOLD global component where appropriate. • BNI 46 = 10.8 million USD/year. However, 0 BNI environmental grants and/or loans have been allocated to ASGM to date. • For 6 villages baseline potential access to funding is: 12.7 million US$ • • In the 6 selected project areas, none of the ASGM miners have been trained on how to access financing. • • 0 ASGM loan applications developed. • 0 ASGM loan applications approved. • • Preliminary estimates from research and PPG field work suggest cumulative emissions among all 6 target communities could exceed 13 tonnes of mercury per year: • 1. Bole Bolange District, Gorontalo Province – 1.15 tonnes Hg/yr • 2. Sekotong-Wes • • 20% of loan applications (developed with technical support of the project) approved. • • • Mercury use/releases from ASGM avoided by 2 tonnes/year. • • • 100 kg of gold produced per year without mercury. • • • • At least 20 mining groups (of which 20% of the miners are women) supported in their formalization processes. • • • 75 kg of mercury-free gold sold to the formal market. • • • Awareness raised of 8,000 people (5,000 female and 7,000 male) on the dangers of mercury and ways to reduce its use in ASGM. • • • 10 of GEF M&E requirements met and adaptive management applied in response • • • none of mercury-free gold sold to the formal market, the initiation of cooperation with formal gold buyer i.e. PT. ANTAM • • • Awareness raised of 4,236 people (1,734 female (41%) and 2,502 male (59%)) on the dangers of mercury and ways to reduce its use in ASGM. • • • 10 of GEF M&E requirements met and adaptive management applied in response to needs and Mid-term Evaluation (MTE) findings. • • • 1 GEF GOLD country project webpage maintained. • • • Country project participated in 1 Global ASGM Forum, 1 Annual Programme Conference, and 12 monthly programme/project calls on a yearly basis. • • • Opportunities for communication of project to needs and Mid-term Evaluation (MTE) findings. • • • 1 GEF GOLD country project webpage maintained. • • • Country project participated in 1 Global ASGM Forum, 1 Annual Programme Conference, and 12 monthly programme/project calls on a yearly basis. • • • Opportunities for communication of project activity results at a global level are identified on a quarterly basis in collaboration with the GEF GOLD global component. • • • On a quarterly basis, information on project progress (using agreed metrics and templates provided by the GEF GOLD global component where appropriate) is submitted to the GEF GOLD global component. activity results at a global level are identified on a quarterly basis in collaboration with the GEF GOLD global component. • • • On a quarterly basis, information on project progress (using agreed metrics and templates provided by the GEF GOLD global component where appropriate) is submitted to the GEF GOLD global component.
