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Rural Knowledge Transformation in Terms of Mercury Used in Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM)—A Case Study in Gorontalo, Indonesia

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  • Andi Patiware Metaragakusuma

    (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto 603-8047, Japan)

  • Masayuki Sakakibara

    (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto 603-8047, Japan
    Department of Earth Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
    Faculty of Collaborative Regional Innovation, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan)

  • Yayu Indriati Arifin

    (Department of Geology, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Gorontalo 96100, Indonesia)

  • Sri Manovita Pateda

    (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Gorontalo 96100, Indonesia)

  • Mohamad Jahja

    (Department of Physics, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Gorontalo 96100, Indonesia)

Abstract

Gorontalo is reputed to be one of the best-quality gold producers in the Indonesian archipelago. Gold production has been largely achieved through the activities of artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM), which as part of its extraction process, primarily uses mercury—a substance known to cause negative impacts on health and the environment, leading also to numerous socio-economic issues. This research aims (1) to investigate the extent of rural knowledge regarding mercury and to determine whether a video that explains mercury and the problems that occur as a result of ASGM can significantly transform rural populations’ knowledge; (2) to inspect different factors separating the SR group (those who live in the same regency as the ASGM area) from the NR group (those who live in the neighboring regency/city of the ASGM area) and to find out whether said factors are statistically significant. The results show that the test subjects’ knowledge of mercury had increased after watching the video, and that their willingness to oppose ASGM activities is one of the significant factors within the two groups. Moreover, this paper briefly describes the follow-up activities of the SRIREP project (Co-creation of Sustainable Regional Innovation for Reducing Risk of High-impact Environmental Pollution) in encouraging rural communities to explore sustainable livelihoods as an alternative to ASGM.

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  • Andi Patiware Metaragakusuma & Masayuki Sakakibara & Yayu Indriati Arifin & Sri Manovita Pateda & Mohamad Jahja, 2023. "Rural Knowledge Transformation in Terms of Mercury Used in Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM)—A Case Study in Gorontalo, Indonesia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(17), pages 1-22, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:17:p:6640-:d:1224227
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    1. Sri Manovita Pateda & Masayuki Sakakibara & Koichiro Sera, 2021. "Element Rich Area Associated with Human Health Disorders: A Geomedical Science Approach to Potentially Toxic Elements Contamination," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-9, November.
    2. Win Thiri Kyaw & Yee Mon Myint & Xiaoxu Kuang & Masayuki Sakakibara, 2021. "Transdisciplinary Online Health Assessment of an Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Community during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-9, October.
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    4. Ami A. Meutia & Royke Lumowa & Masayuki Sakakibara, 2022. "Indonesian Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining—A Narrative Literature Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-28, March.
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