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Mercury Air Transport & Fate Research
The UN Environment Programme’s Global Mercury Partnership (GMP) has identified eight priorities for action, or partnership areas, and established an advisory group for each.
The Mercury Air Transport & Fate Research advisory group works toward improving global understanding of mercury and for predicting trends.
Partnership News and Updates
Minamata Convention on Mercury – COP-6
Governments and stakeholders will gather in Geneva, Switzerland from November 3-7, 2025, for the Conference of Parties (COP-6). Learn more here.
BRI’s Participation in Minamata COP-6
Discussions will focus on practical steps to phase out mercury-added products, reduce emissions, and address the impacts of mercury exposure on communities and wildlife. BRI scientists will support discussions by sharing project updates and participating in other collaborative events.
BRI will also be represented at the UNEP booth for Eliminating Mercury Skin Lightening Products.
For a schedule of related events, click here.
Priority Actions
To meet its objectives, the Mercury Transport & Fate Research advisory group places priority on the following actions:
- Accelerating the development of sound scientific information in global mercury cycling and its patterns.
- Enhancing compilation and sharing of such information among various stakeholders.
- Providing technical assistance and training.
- Enhancing the development of a globally coordinated mercury observation system including air and water ecosystems.
- Enhancing the exchange of information and cooperation with relevant international organizations, groups and program.
Co-Leads
David Evers
Biodiversity Research Institute
david.evers@briwildlife.org
Celia Chen
Dartmouth College
celia.y.chen@dartmouth.edu
Nicola Pirrone
Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, National Research Council (CNR)
nicola.pirrone@iia.cnr.it
As a co-lead for the group, BRI hosts this page and distributes a periodic newsletter for sharing information to the group members. For more information or to join the group, download the following documents:
Related Links
–Global Mercury Concentrations in Biota: Their Use as a Basis for a Global Biomonitoring FrameworkRI’s Center for Mercury Studies Home
–BRI’s Center for Mercury Studies Publications
-UNEP’s Global Mercury Assessment 2018 – Key Findings
-EU’s Integrated Global Observing System for Persistent Pollutants
-GEO’s Flagship on Global Observing System for Mercury
-EU’s European Network for Observing our Changing Planet
