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Minamata Convention
December 3 , 2017
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- The Minamata Convention is a global treaty established to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury.
- The Minamata Convention on Mercury entered into force in August 2017 with ratification by over 50 countries.
- The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (Mercury CoP1) was held at Geneva, Switzerland.
- The report, ‘Towards a pollution-free planet’, was launched during the CoP1.
- Global Environment Facility (GEF) is the financial mechanism for Minamata Convention.
- India is a signatory to this convention, but it yet to ratify this.
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