To protect human health and the environment by implementing integrated measures aimed at minimizing mercury releases (>40\%) from artisanal gold mining activities affecting the Puyango River basin in Ecuador and the Tumbes River basin in Peru.
Project Category
Other (not set)
Region
Country
Ecuador, Peru, Regional
Waterbodies
Budget
USD 3,676,664
Total Cost of the project
USD 999,900
GEF Allocation to project
Partners
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Its mission is to help countries pursue sustainable industrial development. economic development improves tax revenues and makes it possible for governments to achieve lasting social advance and poverty alleviation.
Contacts
Heinz Leuenberger
Director