The planetGOLD newsletter shares updates from a global effort to make artisanal and small-scale gold mining responsible and safer. Each issue highlights project milestones, mercury-free technologies, policy progress, and stories from miners and communities working toward a cleaner gold sector.
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.