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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) productions account for over 60 per cent of global mercury consumption. Other sources of mercury emissions are coal combustion, primary non-ferrous metal production, and cement-clinker production. Once emitted or released, mercury persists in the environment where it circulates between air, water, sediments, soil and living creatures. It can travel long distances to areas far from any production or use. Scientific evidence on the dangers of mercury exposure on human health and the environment has mounted for decades and is compelling.

While efforts to reduce mercury exposure are already underway, thanks to global actions such as the United Nations Minamata Convention on Mercury, the challenge is that mercury is still part of many of our everyday processes (mining, metal and cement production, burning of waste), and products (batteries, pesticides, medical devices and cosmetics). Therefore, mercury-containing products are not only direct sources of exposure but also contribute to mercury emissions and releases due to their production and poor waste management practices.

In some countries, legal mercury imports for registered uses such as dental amalgams are below the estimates of mercury consumption, which indicate that there are illicit mercury trade flows. Therefore, trade and economic solutions for better regulating the flow of mercury are critical to reducing registered mercury use and its way into illegal uses. Due diligence processes in supply chains play an important role not only in preventing and governing illicit trade of mercury-added products but also in eliminating and reducing the availability of mercury in the global supply chain. Above the responsibilities of the industry partners, international and regional cooperation is needed to ensure a formalised and unified action against the illegal trade of mercury and mercury-added products.

The Global Forum on Environment on Mercury will bring together leading actors in the field of chemicals and waste management of mercury to promote effective engagement, collaboration and action on eliminating or reducing mercury from the supply chain. This includes regulators and policymakers in charge of chemical safety in 蜂鸟电竞在线入口 member and partner governments, as well as relevant stakeholders from International Governmental Organisations, private industry organisations and companies, civil society, philanthropies and more. More information on registration . 

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Information on registration

The Global Forum on Environment dedicated to mercury will be held as a  hybrid event , with both in-person at 蜂鸟电竞在线入口 headquarters in Paris and online attendance options. 

Virtual participation

People wishing to attend the event virtually are invited to  register on Zoom .

In-person participation

People wishing to request to attend the event in person are invited to  fill in the pre-registration form  by  Monday 24 October 2022 (12:00 PM CEST) . Please note that in-person registration is subject to approval; and priority will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis due to space limitations.

Please note:

• The 蜂鸟电竞在线入口 reserves the right to limit the number of participants.
• Confirmation of participation, including venue access details, will be sent by e-mail by Monday 31 October 2022 at the latest.
• If your application for registration cannot be accommodated due to space limitations, you will be notified and will have the possibility to register on Zoom to participate virtually.

 

For questions related to registration, please contact us at:  ehscont@oecd.org