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Online seminar: Best management practices in the use of cyanide in artisanal and small-scale gold mining
The UNEP Global Mercury Partnership and planetGOLD organize on Tuesday 25 January (14h00-15h00 CET) an information-sharing session on best management practices in the use of cyanide.
Tales of Mercury-Containing Tailings
Read the story by planetGOLD, in collaboration with the Minamata Convention and UNEP Chemicals and Health Branch, to learn more about best practices to support sound management of tailings in ASGM.
Online event: 8th Replenishment of the GEF Trust Fund – Ambitions for the Chemicals and Waste Cluster
As the negotiations in the GEF-8 proceed, register online to this High-Level Panel (14 January, 13h00-15h00 CET) that will address the needs and solutions of the chemicals and waste conventions.
Executive Secretary communication with the GEF CEO on the matter of the 8th Replenishment of the GEF Trust Fund
Consultations on the framework for evaluating the effectiveness of the Convention (Article 22)
61st GEF Council: “A robust and increased allocation to the Convention is vital” says Executive Secretary
The 61st Council Meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), which took place online from 1 to 9 December with representatives of 184 countries, approved a $191 million work program that will help over 25 million people fr
Australia becomes the 136th party to the Minamata Convention
On 7 December 2021, Australia deposited its instrument of ratification successfully, becoming as a result the 136th Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Call by Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury related to the GEF-8 Replenishment
Learn more about the 137 Parties to the Minamata Convention
Explore the brand new ratification map, an interactive overview of the Parties that have joined the Minamata Convention in the worldwide fight against toxic mercury.