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Hybrid event: Chemicals and Waste Briefing
This event will be held on 28 April (10h00-11h30 CEST) within the framework of the Geneva Environment Network, and will provide an overview of related negotiations and upcoming key conferences.
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Online event: 2022 Global Forum on Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining
Register for the 26-28 April event that brings together the global ASGM community to exchange knowledge and experiences, while spurring action toward transforming the sector’s practices globally.
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Day 5 of Minamata COP-4 (Friday 25 March)
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GEF-8 Replenishment meeting achieves historic level of $5.25 billion
At the fourth meeting of the GEF-8 Replenishment on 7-8 April 2022, twenty-nine countries agreed to pledge the record sup
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Minamata COP-4 closes with global commitment to evaluate, expand and strengthen the efforts against toxic mercury
The five-day meeting in Bali agreed on making the evaluation of effectiveness an integral part of the Minamata Convention, extended the phase-out list of mercury-added products, and highlighted the
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