The planetGOLD programme works to #MakeMercuryHistory in artisanal & small-scale #gold mining and to make this critical source of livelihoods safer & cleaner for everyone, from the mine to the market.
👇 Check out highlights of progress so far. 👇
📌 Explore the full report: bit.ly/pG24-25Report
The March 2026 planetGOLD newsletter is out!
Now available in English, French, and Spanish 👇
🔍 Read now: bit.ly/48iTA7Z
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#MakeMercuryHistory #ResponsibleMining #ArtisanalGold #ASGM #planetGOLD #Newsletter
On #ZeroWasteDay, let’s remember that minimizing #waste reduces #pollution.
When #mercury-containing waste is not well managed, it can release mercury into air, soil, and water.
Promoting reuse, recycling & sound waste management helps #MakeMercuryHistory.
Learn more: bit.ly/FactsheetMer...
Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay, read our newsletter to learn more about the #MinamataConvention's work in advancing equality & the empowerment of women to #MakeMercuryHistory, including new publications & factsheets, Women's Caucus webinar on Tuesday 10 & more.
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This week, experts from 16 countries convened in Panama to help #MakeMercuryHistory.
The @who.int, @unep.org, GMP & BRI organized workshops under the @thegef.bsky.social project "Eliminating Mercury Skin-Lightening Products".
Learn more: minamataconvention.org/en/news/glob...
The planetGOLD Guinea project is supported by @thegef.bsky.social, implemented by @unep.org and executed by the Centre Africain pour la Santé Environnementale. To learn more about planetGOLD Guinea, visit planetgold.org/guinea
#MakeMercuryHistory #ResponsibleMining #ArtisanalGold #EthicalGold #Gold
Last week, experts in Geneva advanced the first effectiveness evaluation of the #MinamataConvention, shaping the draft report on how effectively the treaty is working to #MakeMercuryHistory, an important contribution to #MinamataCOP7 in 2027.
Learn more: minamataconvention.org/en/news/expe...
Including #WomenInScience is essential to #MakeMercuryHistory.
Their diverse perspectives strengthen fair, evidence-based solutions that fight #mercury pollution & protect human health & the environment.
Learn about the Convention's work to amplify inclusion of women and girls: bit.ly/MCwomengirls
Let's celebrate today by highlighting a major co-benefit of healthy #biodiversity & ecosystems: protecting wetlands limits #mercury from entering aquatic food chains & helps #MakeMercuryHistory.
Mercury & biodiversity: bit.ly/FactsheetBiodiversity2025
#CelebratingWetlands
@unep.org @ramsar.org
Last year, #MinamataCOP6 marked a historic step forward to #MakeMercuryHistory.
As we build on this momentum in 2026, let's take a moment to watch the highlights and key statements from COP-6.
📺 youtu.be/aWmbI8qLrAw
— with @unep.org & @thegef.bsky.social
On #WorldCleanEnergyDay, learn how the Minamata Convention works to control industrial emissions and support Parties in reducing #MercuryPollution through best available techniques and best environmental practices.
👉 bit.ly/EmissionsFac...
#MakeMercuryHistory
Best wishes for 2026 and for working together to #MakeMercuryHistory.
As we enter the new year, the Secretariat thanks the 153 Parties to the #MinamataConvention for their continued commitment.
Learn more about our work through our series of infographics and fact sheets: bit.ly/MinamataFact...
In last newsletter of the year, #MinamataConvention Secretariat sends warm season's greetings. From Minamata's legacy in Japan to ongoing #mercury challenges like the Amazon, 2026 calls for renewed resolve to #MakeMercuryHistory.
Read: www.linkedin.com/pulse/final-...
@unep.org @thegef.bsky.social
As planetGOLD #Uganda 🇺🇬 reaches its halfway mark of implementation, the Annual Stakeholders’ Meeting took stock of project progress & reaffirmed collective commitment to a #mercuryfree gold mining sector. Read the full recap 👇
www.planetgold.org/building-mer...
#MakeMercuryHistory #EthicalGold
Join online the #UNEA7 Side Event
Thursday, 11 December (18h15-19h45 EAT)
@thegef.bsky.social State of Play and Next Cycle – Opportunities for Developing Countries, LDCs, and SIDS
Watch it live here: www.youtube.com/live/3l8l_Au...
#UNEA #MakeMercuryHistory
Join online the #UNEA7 Side Event
Thursday, 11 December (16h45-18h30 EAT)
Associated event: Bridging Science and Policy: Strengthening Resilience to Tackle the Environmental Crisis
Watch it live here: www.youtube.com/live/Z2ianyg...
#UNEA #MakeMercuryHistory
Join online the #UNEA7 Side Event
Thursday, 11 December (16h00-17h15 EAT)
Integrated Actions for a Resilient Planet: ACP-MEAs III Achievements and Pathways Forward
Watch it live here: www.youtube.com/live/2DnfmCw...
#UNEA #MakeMercuryHistory
Join the online the #UNEA7 Side Event
Thursday, 11 December (14h30-15h45 EAT)
Atmospheric monitoring of substances under Multilateral Environmental Agreements: Opportunities for synergistic action
Watch it live here: www.youtube.com/live/UboLCTs...
#UNEA #MakeMercuryHistory
Join online the #UNEA7 MEAs high level dialogue "Keeping the Promise"
Boosting implementation of Sustainable Development Goals through the multilateral environmental agreements
Learn more & watch the live recording: unep.org/environmenta...
#MEAs #UNEA #MakeMercuryHistory
Join now online the #UNEA7 Side Event
Tuesday, 9 December (17h30–18h45 EAT)
Managing Environmental, Industrial and Social Risks of Critical Energy Transition Minerals
Watch it live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Yi...
#UNEA #MakeMercuryHistory
Join now online the #UNEA7 Side Event
Tuesday, 9 December (14h30–15h45 EAT)
Leveraging AI for better cooperation, collaboration and impact for MEAs
Watch it live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyK_...
#MEAs #UNEA #MakeMercuryHistory
Join now online the #UNEA7 Side Event
Monday, 8 December (15h00–16h15 EAT)
Joining Forces: How MEAs Drive Compliance and Enforcement Against Illegal Traffic
Watch it live here: bit.ly/unea7mc01
#MEAs #UNEA #MakeMercuryHistory
Chapter 3 of our recent report provides an overview of the interventions carried out across the planetGOLD programme to reduce &/or eliminate mercury.
Check out this chapter and more in the new report: www.planetgold.org/resources/cr...
#SoilHealth #MakeMercuryHistory #ResponsibleMining
In a new storybook, the planetGOLD #Uganda 🇺🇬 project reflects on progress made toward a #mercuryfree artisanal & small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector.
🔎 Explore the storybook: planetgold.org/resources/pl...
#MakeMercuryHistory #ResponsibleMining #ArtisanalGold
The GEN is at the @minamataconvention.bsky.social briefing on the #MinamataCOP6 outcomes, where the Secretariat presented key outcomes for @unep.org colleagues on steps Parties have made to #MakeMercuryHistory.
The planetGOLD Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 project recently hosted its first Annual Stakeholders Conference in Harare, aligning around practical actions for a more responsible and inclusive artisanal & small-scale #gold mining sector.
#MakeMercuryHistory #ArtisanalGold #ASGM
www.planetgold.org/building-tog...
Last week, #MinamataCOP6 established a global phaseout of dental amalgam by 2034.
Exec Sec Monika Stankiewicz celebrated the outcomes as “a new chapter in the mercury history book", the power of multilateral cooperation to #MakeMercuryHistory.
Today's press conference: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1j...
"#Mercury pollution is a scourge, but your work here & at home is a bright spot on this earth & shows the promise of multilateralism when it's most needed."
ES Monika Stankiewicz thanks all those who made #MinamataCOP6 possible & paved the way to #MakeMercuryHistory. @minamataconvention.bsky.social
At #MinamataCOP6 delegates elect Marie-Claire Lhenry, #France, as President of #MinamataCOP7. #MakeMercuryHistory @minamataconvention.bsky.social
At #MinamataCOP6 delegates adopt, w/ standing ovation, decision to phase out #dentalamalgam by 2034, and add more phasedown measures for dental amalgam to Convention Annex A. #MakeMercuryHistory
