Managing Mercury Trade: Experience from Parties with an ASGM sector

This event, organized in response to COP decision MC-5/2, aims to enhance understanding of Article 3 of the Minamata Convention, which deals with supply sources and trade of mercury, particularly regarding imports from non-parties. The workshop facilitated knowledge sharing among government officials and miner representatives, focusing on managing mercury trade in line with the Convention and artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) National Action Plans. The insights gathered will aid in developing guidance to control and reduce mercury trade from primary mercury mining. Financial support from the European Union and organizational assistance from the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources, UNIDO, and BAN Toxics were instrumental in the event organization.