Marianne Bailey

On August 16, 2017, the Minamata Convention on Mercury entered into force. It was the first new multilateral environmental agreement in over a decade, and it also made history as the first multilateral environmental agreement to explicitly address an informal sector of the economy.

As the Minamata Convention commemorates its 3rd anniversary, Programme Management Officer Marianne Bailey draws attention to ASGM National Action Plans as an important part of global efforts to advance the sector's transition to the formal economy and to sustainable development, as well as the critical role they