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Minamata Background
From the Executive Secretary
MC/COP6/2025/19
| 12 Feb 2025

Study of the global supply, production, trade and use of mercury compounds

At its fifth meeting, which took place from 30 October to 3 November 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland, the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury adopted decision MC-5/3 requesting the Secretariat to: (a) initiate a study of the global supply, production, trade and use of merc

Minamata Background
From the Executive Secretary
21 Aug 2024

Contribution of the chemicals and waste conventions to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

With a view to supporting national implementation across the biodiversity and the chemicals and waste agendas, we are pleased to announce that the Secretariats of the Minamata Convention on Mercury and of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions are organizing an online information session