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Minamata Convention on Mercury

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The Secretariat of the #MinamataConvention on #Mercury. Together, we can #MakeMercuryHistory.

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Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataconvention.bsky.social · Dec 3

The #MinamataConvention is a @unep.bsky.social global treaty that aims to protect human #health & #environment from the harmful effects of #mercury.

Since 16 August 2017, Parties have been working together to tackle this urgent issue & #MakeMercuryHistory.

More information: minamataconvention.org

How mercury can enter our bodies (minamataconvention.org)

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Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataconvention.bsky.social · 14h

📍 18h00-19h00 CEST: Engaging Online Platforms in Enforcing Restricted Product Policies for Mercury-added Cosmetics

(organized by Sri Lanka Consumer Affairs Authority, Zero Mercury Working Group)

More info and registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...

Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataconvention.bsky.social · 16h

📍 16h30-17h30 CEST: Measuring the Effectiveness of the Minamata Convention through Legal Indicators

(organized by the International Center for Comparative Environmental Law)

More info and registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...

Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataconvention.bsky.social · 16h

Exec Sec Monika Stankiewicz participated in the @unep.org / EU conference "Leveraging Global Environmental Cooperation to Boost Competitiveness & Resilience".

Read the paper on #MEAs and watch the event recording: www.unep.org/events/confe...

with @brsconventions.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataconvention.bsky.social · 17h

📍 14h45-15h45 CEST: Review of the Implementation of the Article 7 on ASGM: from guidance to implementation

(organized by @unep.org Global Mercury Partnership)

Watch the live recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dvv...

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 17h

Richard Gutierrez of @minamataconvention.bsky.social stresses #MinamataCOP6 will be crucial for protection of #IndigenousPeoples rights as key documents on #ASGM & the Provisional guidance of the effective engagement of Indigenous Peoples will be discussed.

📄 minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 19h

#Live now!

This #MinamataCOP6 online event will discuss how mercury exposure, including from #ASGM, impacts #IndigenousPeoples & identify ways to strengthen protection & participation in @minamataconvention.bsky.social processes.

▶ tiny.cc/GEN16Oct25
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjAf...

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 19h

Thank you for joining this #MinamataCOP6 online event that highlighted ways to bridge science and policy -- seen in the example of @minamataconvention.bsky.social -- as we lead towards the 1st Plenary of #ISPCWP on 2-6 February 2026 in #GENeva.

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Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataconvention.bsky.social · 19h

📍 13h00-14h00 CEST: The impacts of mercury exposure on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and ways to address them

(organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights)

Info at @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org site: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-i...

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 20h

Jinhui Li of #BaselConvention Regional Center for Asia & the Pacific underscores that the true measure of a science-policy linkage is whether it results in concrete policy action, as demonstrated by the experience in @minamataconvention.bsky.social, particularly in its effectiveness evaluation.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 20h

Sharing opening remarks on behalf of @minamataconvention.bsky.social Executive Secretary Monika Stankiewicz, Eisaku Toda underscores the importance of collaboration and shares the Convention's interest and active engagement towards building a partnership with #ISPCWP.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 21h

#Live now!

This #MinamataCOP6 online event explores how @minamataconvention.bsky.social has bridged science and policy & consider emerging priorities on metals & minerals for Intergovernmental SPP on Chemicals, Waste & Pollution. #ISPCWP

▶️ tiny.cc/GEN16Oct25IS...
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGaM...

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 23h

On the eve of #MinamataCOP6 in #GENeva, join the special event featuring:

🔸 Dialogue showcasing stories showing the need to protect the Amazon from #mercury pollution
🔸 Film screening of "Amazon, the New Minamata"

@minamataconvention.bsky.social

📆 2 November, 17:30 CET
▶️ tiny.cc/MinamataCOP6...

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Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataconvention.bsky.social · 22h

Today's online events ahead of #MinamataCOP6

📍 11h00-12h00 CEST: From Science to Action: Insights from the Convention and Emerging Priorities

Info at @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org site: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/from-...

Register to all events: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...

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Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataconvention.bsky.social · 1d

📍 18h00-19h00 CEST: An Integrated Approach for the Amazon: International Synergies in Combating Mercury Pollution and Defending Human Rights

(organized by Foundation for Conservation and Sustainable Development Perú)

More information & registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...

Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataconvention.bsky.social · 1d

📍 16h30-17h30 CEST: Bridging Generations to #MakeMercuryHistory: New Tools and Partnerships for a Child- and Youth-Responsive Minamata Convention

(organized by the @chemwasteyouth.bsky.social)

More info and registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...

Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataconvention.bsky.social · 1d

📍 14h45-15h45 CEST: Actions and Measures to Phase Out Dental Amalgam by 2030 in the Arab Region

(organized by the World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry)

More info and registration: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...

Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataconvention.bsky.social · 1d

📍 13h00-14h00 CEST: Effectiveness Evaluation: Draft report of the Open-ended Scientific Group

(second event of the day organized by the #MinamataConvention Secretariat)

Watch live: www.youtube.com/live/CtAefuE...

Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataconvention.bsky.social · 1d

We're at the equator of the week of online events ahead of #MinamataCOP6

📍 11h00-12h00 CEST: Overview of the Specific International Programme & lessons learned from completed projects

Register to today's events: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...

Watch live: www.youtube.com/live/071GGfN...

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 2d

Thank you for joining this #MinamataCOP6 online event that discussed a new approach to the global #mercury trade and use in #ASGM in order to strengthen
@minamataconvention.bsky.social!

▶ tiny.cc/GEN14Oct25

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Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataconvention.bsky.social · 2d

📍 16h30-17h30 CEST: Strengthening the Minamata Convention: A new approach to the global mercury trade and use in ASGM

(organized by @toxicsfree.bsky.social & the Geneva Environment Network)

More info & livestreaming on the @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org website: tiny.cc/GEN14Oct25

Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataconvention.bsky.social · 2d

📍 14h45-15h45 CEST: Dental Amalgam phase down: alternatives, access, and implementation realities

(organized by FDI World Dental Federation, IADR)

More information here: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...

Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataconvention.bsky.social · 2d

📍 13h00-14h00 CEST: Multi-country initiatives addressing air emissions of mercury

(organized by the #MinamataConvention Secretariat)

Watch it live: www.youtube.com/live/5Ov6rVA...

Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataconvention.bsky.social · 2d

Day 2 of our online events ahead of #MinamataCOP6

📍 11h00-12h00 CEST: Managing mercury wastes in the healthcare sector

(organized by @unep.org Global Mercury Partnership)

Register to today's events: minamataconvention.org/en/meetings/...

Or watch it live: youtube.com/live/Ul6Hv9G...

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 7d

The 6th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to @minamataconvention.bsky.social will take place from 3-7 November 2025 in #GENeva.

With key online pre-COP events taking place next week, learn more about various GEN engagement on the road to #MinamataCOP6.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 7d

This #MinamataCOP6 online event will discuss how mercury exposure, including from ASGM, impacts Indigenous Peoples #HumanRights & identify ways to strengthen IPs protection & participation in @minamataconvention.bsky.social processes.

🗓️ 16 October, 13:00 CEST
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN16Oct25

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