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Artisanal small gold miners at work in Kenya

Second phase of planetGOLD doubles countries addressing mercury in ASGM

As an implementing agency for the GEF-funded planetGOLD program, Conservation International has been proud to help deliver this innovative global initiative that supports countries in addressing mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). Now, we are excited to take on a new role…
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Courtney McGeachy
Congo Basin rainforest is a shared global asset that is critical to the planet’s health. And, like the increasingly rare great apes that inhabit it, this asset is in desperate need of protection. Photo: Sergey Uryadnikov/Shutterstock.

The Congo Basin is critical to the health of our planet

Lowland and swamp forests, forest savannas, and the mighty Congo river make up the 500 million acres of the Congo Basin, the second largest tropical rainforest on the planet. When standing below the trees, the vaulted canopy of leaves blocks out most of the sunlight and traps moisture making a trek…
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Jean-Marc Sinnassamy

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