ID: GEF-11585 Ongoing

Global Opportunities for the Long-term Development of the Artisanal ad Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector in Costa Rica-PlanetGold Costa Rica

Timeline

8% Complete

Start Date:

1 January 2026

End Date:

1 May 2031

Objective

To reduce the negative environmental and social impacts caused by intensive mercury use in Costa Rica’s artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector

Co-financing:

$ 37,000,758

Project Grant:

$ 4,500,000

Total Value:

$ 41,500,758

Portfolio:

Chemicals & Waste

Country:

Costa Rica

Partners:

Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM)

Implementing Agencies:

UNEP

Project Contact:

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Project Documents:

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The Global Environment Facility (GEF) includes several multilateral funds working together to address the planet's most pressing challenges in an integrated way. Over the past three decades, the GEF has provided more than $26 billion in financing, primarily as grants, and mobilized another $148 billion for country-driven priority projects.