Elimination of Mercury-Added Skin Lightening Products (SLPs) in Africa

To reduce the manufacture, trade, sale and use of mercury added skin lightening products in Africa

Financial mechanism
GEF
Status
Concept approved
URL
https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/11877
Countries
South Africa,
Uganda,
Togo,
Sierra Leone,
Nigeria,
Niger,
Mauritania,
Madagascar,
Comoros,
Guinea,
Ethiopia,
Côte d'Ivoire,
Burkina Faso
Implementing organisations
UNEP
Project ID
11877
GEF project type
Full size
GEF project phase
GEF - 8
GEF Cofinancing
$76.626.454
GEF project grant
$15.000.000
Executing Agencies
Biodiversity Research Institute (Lead EA)World Health Organization; UNEP Global Mercury Partnership (Execution Support)