53. 2021 年 3 月，开发署、环境署、工发组织和养护国际宣布了全球环境基金资助的全球黄金方案开始第二阶段，目标是将手工和小规模采金业转变为更安全、更清洁、更有利可图的部门。在本报告所述期间，该方案第一阶段开展的活动包括审查手工和小规模采金业政策框架，确定 3 000 名有资格获得支助的手工采金者，审查各种融资方案，设计一个无汞加工厂以及分析黄金市场和供应链。在布基纳法索，工发组织继续致力于该部门的汞去除工作，包括为以下方面提供支持：将该部门正规化；为融资和进入国际黄金市场提供便利；培训和推广最佳做法；认识与知识转移。
53. In March 2021, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and Conservation International announced the second phase of the Global Environment Facility-funded planetGOLD programme aimed at transforming artisanal and small-scale gold mining into a safer, cleaner and more profitable sector. Activities undertaken during the reporting period under the first phase of the programme included the review of the artisanal and small-scale gold mining policy framework, the identification of 3,000 artisanal miners eligible for support, the review of financing options, the design of a mercury-free processing plant and an analysis of the gold market and supply chain. In Burkina Faso, UNIDO continued work on mercury elimination in the sector by supporting the formalization of the sector; the facilitation of finance and access to international gold markets; the training and scaling of best practices; and awareness knowledge transfer.