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04 Sep 2024
International Day of Clean Air for blue skies – 7 September
Mercury intensifies air pollution when entering the atmosphere. Discover risks, sources and solutions for mercury emissions.
27 Aug 2024
Ethiopia becomes the 149th Party to the Minamata Convention
On 19 August 2024, Ethiopia deposited its instrument of ratification successfully, becoming as a result the 149th Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
21 Aug 2024
Contribution of the chemicals and waste conventions to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
With a view to supporting national implementation across the biodiversity and the chemicals and waste agendas, we are pleased to announce that the Secretariats of the Minamata Convention on Mercury and of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions are organizing an online information session on