Minamata Convention on Mercury

When

10 Oct 2013

Kind

Treaty

Coordinates

32.80° N, 130.71° E

Description

International treaty to reduce releases of mercury

International treaty to reduce releases of mercury

The Minamata Convention on Mercury is an international treaty designed to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds. The convention was a result of three years of meeting and negotiating, after which the text of the convention was approved by delegates representing close to 140 countries on 19 January 2013 in Geneva and adopted and signed later…

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