Graphic promoting an IPEN report from the Minamata Convention on Mercury COP6. The image shows a river scene with a wooden gold mining structure and several people working along the shore, surrounded by dense forest. Text above reads: “Read our report from the Minamata Convention on Mercury COP6: Mercury Treaty Fails to Address the Gold Mining Crisis,” alongside the IPEN logo and tagline “for a toxics-free future.”

Read our report from the Minamata Convention on Mercury COP6: ipen.org/news/mercury...

The ban on mercury in dental fillings is a positive step, but small-scale gold mining will remain the largest global contributor to mercury pollution without urgent action.

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