Mon, 28 Nov 2016 20:06:26 +0000 ZAMBIA is among eight African countries to benefit from the US$350, 000 project aimed at reducing the use of mercury and its compounds in artisanal and small scale gold mining in the region. Other countries include Burundi, Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Kenya, Swaziland, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The project would be implemented through the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with Africa Institute for the environmentally sound management of hazardous and other wastes (Africa Institute), acting as the executing agency. Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) director general John Msimuko said Government in collaboration with the Africa Institute had sourced funding for the project from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) worth US$300,000. He was said this in a speech read for him by ZEMA inspectorate manager, Patson Zulu, at the inception workshop on development of national action plans for artisanal and small scale gold mining in Zambia in Lusaka. Mr […]
Zambia to benefit from $350,000 small-scale gold mining project
