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End mercury dental fillings in children, group demands

Amalgam is a dental filling material that is 50% mercury, a neurotoxin and pollutant. This week, BAN Toxics, a Philippines-based not-for-profit, marks an historic milestone in...

Turkey, Algeria become 138th, 139th Minamata Convention parties

Turkey and Algeria are the most recent countries to become parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury. On October 4, 2022, Türkiye deposited its instrument...

World Alliance, others share SIDS experiences on Minamata Convention

Pacific Coordinator, World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry, Fiji, Ms. Emele Duituturaga, and Project Coordinator and Private Sector Engagement Specialist, SIDS, Ms. Melanie Ashton, are...

Groups call for the removal of phase-out exemption for Mercury-added eye cosmetics

Environmental health organisations from the Philippines are asking governments across the world to end a partial exemption on mercury use for eye area cosmetics...

UNEP marks five years anniversary of Minamata Convention on Mercury

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has marked five years since the Minamata Convention on Mercury entered into force. UNEP, in a statement, said five...

New Minamata Convention amendment protects children from amalgam use

The Children’s Amendment to the amalgam reduction requirement of the Minamata Convention on Mercury entered into force on Friday, June 24, 2022. Henceforth, all the...

Group spotlights mercury-free alternatives in new study

In line with the celebration of National Poison Prevention Week, environmental watchdog group BAN Toxics has launched alternatives study titled “Mercury-Free Alternatives in the...

Video: Mercury, silent killer that contributes to biodiversity loss – Stankiewicz

In the spirit of International Day for Biological Diversity 2022 that was observed on Sunday, May 22, the Minamata Convention on Mercury has drawn...

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South African Embassy in Brazil invites climate delegation to hear grassroots energy justice solutions

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French govt offers firm €149m grant for green hydrogen production plant

Lhyfe, a producer of green and renewable hydrogen for mobility and industry, has disclosed that the French Prime Minister has officially confirmed, by signature, a €149 million grant...

Carbon capture: Planetary Technologies withdraws from St. Ives Bay amid community concerns

In what appears to be another failed geoengineering experiment, Canadian company Planetary Technologies has withdrawn from Cornwall’s St. Ives Bay,...

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French govt offers firm €149m grant for green hydrogen production plant

Lhyfe, a producer of green and renewable hydrogen for mobility...