According to a report published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the neurotoxin mercury exists in multiple facets of people’s lives. The EPA also reported that the ingestion of large amounts of mercury can have serious negative health effects, particularly impacting the nervous system. Symptoms of mercury poisoning include tremors, insomnia, memory loss, headaches, muscle weakness and, in extreme cases, death. To address this global challenge, representatives from state governments, United Nations agencies, academia and civil society gathered in Bali, Indonesia at the second segment of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury in March, according to the Minamata Convention’s website.