🏵️Experts at a #COP6 side-event stressed that ending mercury in cosmetics requires more than regulation — it requires redefining beauty, identity and human rights.
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Graphic from IPEN highlighting a statement about the Minamata Convention on Mercury COP6. The image shows delegates in a conference hall holding “No More Mercury” reports. The text reads: “Read: Mercury Treaty Fails to Address the Gold Mining Crisis,” followed by a quote from IPEN Technical and Policy Advisor Lee Bell criticizing the lack of action on mercury pollution in the Amazon and urging decisive action at COP-7 to end mercury trade and artisanal and small-scale gold mining.
While #COP6 delegates agreed to phase out mercury in dental fillings, they failed to act on the biggest source of mercury pollution—small-scale gold mining.
Read IPEN’s full response and our call to end mercury use in gold mining: ipen.org/news/mercury...
This week, we attended the @minamataconvention.bsky.social #COP6 in Geneva, exploring innovative approaches and collaboration opportunities to help #MakeMercuryHistory.
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Pictured: Maria with her handiwork.
While manufacturing countries of #mercury added #SLP need to step up and enforce the ban,
👉 online platforms need to take their responsibilities
👉 demand reduction strategies need to change the #colorism norm
Join us towards a robust decision on #SLPs at the #COP6 @minamataconvention.bsky.social
