Amazon Conservation presented a Gold Mining Governance Tool at the Minamata Convention COP-6

November 12, 2025

The new Policy Tracker and Scoreboard reveal how Amazonian countries regulate mercury and gold mining, fostering accountability and better environmental governance.

From November 3 to 7, 2025, the 6th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury took place in Geneva, Switzerland,. The Minamata Convention is a global treaty designed to protect human health and the environment from the harmful effects of mercury. At this year’s “COP6”, Amazon Conservation presented the development of our Policy Tracker and Scoreboard on Gold Mining Governance Across the Amazon during the Knowledge Lab organized by Brazil’s Ministry of the Environment and the Conservation Strategy Fund.

Through this initiative, Amazon Conservation aims to strengthen the Amazon Mining Watch platform by offering a comparative tool that enables users to explore national legislations and policies across Amazonian countries, fostering a more transparent and sustainable path for the gold mining sector.

The session brought together participants and stakeholders to discuss how the Policy Tracker and Scoreboard, to be embedded on Amazon Mining Watch, can help combat mercury use in mining. By visualizing geospatial data on mining areas and analyzing how countries regulate illegal gold mining and mercury use, Amazon Conservation seeks to promote transparency, inspire policy improvements through emulation of good practices, and support greater alignment between national frameworks and international environmental standards.