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Inspiring visit to mercury-free artisanal gold mining sites in northern Philippines
Executive Secretary Monika Stankiewicz recently visited mercury-free artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sites in Baguio, Benguet, northern Philippines, after the Planet Gold Global Forum
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Capacity-building material on mercury-added products available in six UN languages
To support Parties in addressing mercury-added products, the Secretariat, with the financial support from the European Union and in cooperation with partners, have developed capacity-building mater
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Compliance Pathways to Minamata Convention Decision on Lighting
On behalf of the Africa region, Sierra Leone and Mauritania - co-organized with CLASP and supported by the Minamata Convention Secretariat - are pleased to invite you to a virtual workshop to learn
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Implementing trade related provisions of the Minamata Convention
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14th InforMEA Steering Committee Meeting: Advancing technological innovations for environmental protection
The MEA knowledge management meeting took place in Montreux, Switzerland, from 11 to 13 June 2024.
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Sharing on the recent COP-5 and intersessional work for COP-6: GEN Chemicals and Waste Negotiations Briefing
The Minamata Convention is living and responding to new data, information, and stakeholder engagement.
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Minamata Convention hosts mercury trade workshop: Experience from Parties with an ASGM sector
Financially supported by the European Union, the event was organized back-to-back with the 2024 planetGold Global Forum on ASGM.
About the Minamata Convention
The Minamata Convention on Mercury is the most recent global agreement on environment and health, adopted in 2013. It is named after the bay in Japan where, in the mid-20th century, mercury-tainted industrial wastewater poisoned thousands of people, leading to severe health damage that became known as the "Minamata disease."
Since it entered into force on 16 August 2017, Parties have been working together to control the mercury supply and trade, reduce the use, emission and release of mercury, raise public awareness, and build the necessary institutional capacity to #MakeMercuryHistory