As COP4 Minamata Convention ends, countries agree to further phase out mercury

Environment and Forestry Ministry general director of waste management Rosa Vivien Ratnawati, who was also the president of the fourth Conference of Parties Minamata Convention on Mercury, chairs the plenary session of the conference in, Bali, on March 25. - Courtesy of Environment and Forestry Ministry

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury have agreed to expand the list of mercury-added products to be phased out and to take the first step toward evaluating the effectiveness of the convention as the fourth Conference of Parties (COP4) concluded over the weekend.

COP4, which was held in Nusa Dua, Bali, on March 21-25, was the first such conference held outside of Geneva, Switzerland.