Over 180 partners and stakeholders attended the Global Environment Facility-funded planetGOLD programme’s Global Forum on Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining to advance practical action.
The Secretariat also developed an Information Submission Template on Gold Supply Chain Transparency and Mercury Reduction.
The infographic explores key facts about artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) and outlines practices that could be implemented under the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Watch our anniversary video covering the pressing issues surrounding toxic mercury, with special focus on the visit of the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention to the Philippines in early June.
The Minamata Convention Secretariat organized three targeted events coinciding with the 18th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP 18) in Geneva, Switzerland.
This document highlights the importance of developing well designed, scientifically valid and clearly communicated mercury monitoring plans that can generate robust and reliable data.