This capacity-building workshop from 17 to 19 June in Almaty, Kazakhstan, aims to advance the effective implementation of MEAs at the national level in the Central Asia region to combat pollution.
Join this online event on Thursday, 12 June, from 12:00 to 13:00 CEST, with live interpretation in French and Spanish.
Read the Earth Negotiations Bulletin coverage by the International Institute for Sustainable Development of June 3, highlighting the participation of Executive Secretary Monika Stankiewicz.
Information submitted by the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury for the development of indicators, metrics and progress measurement tools on Biodiversity and Health.
At its 69th Council Meeting, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) approved a new work program that includes three major mercury-related projects across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Selected remarks by Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary of the Minamata Convention, delivered at the First Meeting for the Ninth Replenishment of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund, held on 20-21 May in Paris, France.
On 14 May 2025, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted a new Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law, the first international legally binding instrument to address environmental crime.
Explore the information note from the Green Customs Initiative, featuring contributions from the Minamata Convention secretariat, especially on the consent procedure for the import of mercury.
Explore the highlights of the participation of the Minamata Convention at the 2025 BRSCOPs, from high-level roundtables and bilateral meetings, to technical side events and key mercury outcomes.
At the 2025 BRS COPs, a side event highlighted the transformative potential of digital platforms like InforMEA in advancing sustainable development goals (SDGs) through enhanced cooperation and information exchange.
In a step toward integrated global environmental action, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) hosted the first GEF–MEA Exchange on the margins of the 2025 Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS) COPs in Geneva.
At the 2025 BRS COPs, a side event focused on mercury in products, including mercury waste, a typical area of synergies between the Minamata and Basel Conventions.