The co-coordinator of the United Nations’ Environment Programme’s (UNEP) artisanal and small-scale mining partnership admired the efforts of Kalinga small-scale miners in doing away with mercury use.
Susan Egan Keane, a senior environmental analyst from the New York-based Natural Resources Defence Council, one of the leading environmental groups in the United States, also called the Kalinga small-scale miners pioneers, as she addressed the participants of the Kalinga Provincial Summit on Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) held in Tabuk City.
“It will be difficult and you will face many challenges because you are pioneers. You lead and pave the way for the better future of your children and your province,” Keane said.
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