Read this UNEP story on Brazil's National Action Plan, focused on COOGAVEPE miners’ organization, land restoration practices, and green and sustainable chemistry for more responsible gold mining.
The Governing Board of the Specific International Programme met in Geneva from 22-24 January and approved ten projects for over 2 million dollars: please read the statement by the Co-Chairs, Mr. Obed Baloyi and Mr. Andrew Clark.
A high-level regional meeting in Libreville, Gabon, brought together African ministers, international experts and civil society leaders to address the public health and environmental risks posed by mercury-containing skin-lightening cosmetics.
La Secretaría del Convenio de Minamata disfrutó de la celebración y presentó el modo en que el Convenio aborda la contaminación por mercurio mediante un enfoque basado en el ciclo de vida.