Read the Earth Negotiations Bulletin coverage by the International Institute for Sustainable Development of June 3, highlighting the participation of Executive Secretary Monika Stankiewicz.
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.
Third meeting of the Bureau of the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-6). Saturday, 26 April 2025, in Geneva, Switzerland.
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 Fun
The Youth Dialogue on Mercury is an initiative of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan: the programme started in 2021 to encourage dialogue among youths from Minamata and other parts of the world
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
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.
The 2025 meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COPs), was held in Geneva from 28 April to 9 May 2025.
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 inf