The GEF and the Conventions
Leaders from major environmental Conventions recognize the unique role the GEF plays in galvanizing action, including Executive Secretary Monika Stankiewicz.
Leaders from major environmental Conventions recognize the unique role the GEF plays in galvanizing action, including Executive Secretary Monika Stankiewicz.
Monika Stankiewicz, Minamata Convention Executive Secretary, highlights a silent killer that is contributing to the global loss of biodiversity: mercury, a toxic metal detrimental to life on Earth.
Watch the video playlist for more COP-4 highlights, including the Opening Ceremony and daily w
Watch the video playlist for more COP-4 highlights, including the Opening Ceremony and daily wrap-up videos.
Watch the video playlist for more COP-4 highlights, including the Opening Ceremony and daily w
Watch the video playlist for more COP-4 highlights, including the Opening Ceremony and daily w
Watch the video playlist for more COP-4 highlights, including the Opening Ceremony and daily w
The Opening Ceremony of the in-person segment of COP-4 was broadcast on YouTube Live on Monday 21 March (10h00 local time UTC+8) from Bali, Indonesia.
Youth Dialogue held online by high school students from Japan, Indonesia and Slovenia, with lively presentations and discussions covering mercury learning programmes and public awareness.
One month to go: the in-person segment of COP-4 starts 21 March in Bali, Indonesia. Watch now the curtain raiser video.
The Minamata Convention entered into force on 16 August 2017 but its story did not start nor end there.
Since 1972 the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been the leading global environmental authority.