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Minamata Convention: African NGOs assemble in regional forums to implement Children’s Amendment

Environmental and consumer non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from 25 nations gathered at regional workshops in Lomé, Lusaka, and Cairo to develop a plan to enforce...

GEF, UN conventions align for a green, inclusive, resilient recovery

The heads of five international environmental conventions – on climate change, biodiversity, desertification, chemical pollutants, and mercury – joined the Global Environment Facility’s (GEF)...

Jamaica ratifies Minamata Convention

The Government of Jamaica on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 deposited its instrument of ratification, thereby becoming the 71st future Party to the Minamata Convention. Hitherto, the Governments...

Minamata: A town, a disease, a convention, a new dawn beckons

One spring day just over 60 years ago in southern Japan, a young girl was brought to hospital by her anxious parents. She could...

Rwanda is 70th Party to Minamata Convention

The Government of the Republic of Rwanda on Thursday, June 29, 2017 deposited its instrument of ratification, thereby becoming the 70th future Party to...

Palau, Slovenia, Viet Nam ratify Minamata Convention

The Governments of Palau, Thailand, Slovenia and Viet Nam have deposited their instruments of ratification, thereby becoming the 66th to 69th future Parties to...

Fresh ratifications as Minamata celebrates Convention’s entry into force

In the past couple of days, three countries ratified the Minamata Convention, even as indications emerged that the entry of the global treaty into...

El Salvador, Latvia, Moldova ratify Minamata Convention

The Governments of El Salvador, Latvia and the Republic of Moldova on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 deposited their instruments of ratification, thereby becoming the...

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Murder of Ogunpa Forest Reserve: A monumental environmental crime (2)

Continued from Sunday, November 10, 2024 The first act of this heinous crime opens with the clear felling of over...
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Papua New Guinea leader declines COP29 participation, cites non-commitment to rainforest conservation

Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape, has confirmed he will not attend the upcoming United Nations Global...

Oil & gas is solution to the climate crisis, says OPEC

When it comes to the climate crisis, the global oil and gas industry is part of the solution, not...

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Murder of Ogunpa Forest Reserve: A monumental environmental crime (2)

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