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Work Plan Presented by David Evers & Molly Taylor On 30 May 2019SPREP RegistryWork Plan • July 30th, 2019
The Minamata Convention on Mercury, opened for signature in October of 2013, and ratified on 16 August 2017, is the first global legally binding agreement specifically designed to address contamination from a heavy metal. Under the Minamata Convention, individual countries are charged with protecting human health and the environment from the risks of mercury exposure by systematically controlling mercury emissions and releases, including phasing out the use of mercury in certain products and processes. The major highlights of the Convention include a ban on new mercury mines, the phase-out of existing ones, control measures on air emissions, and the international regulation of the informal sector for artisanal and small-scale gold mining.
