Non-governmental organizations are calling for measures that:
- Cut off rising mercury pollution to the atmosphere, water soil and fish across the global
- Ensure national action plans are developed and funded to realize the treaty objectives
- End pro-poverty policies which enable mercury use in artisanal gold mining
- Eliminate products containing mercury while promoting innovation for mercury-free products.
Mercury is a global pollutant that is toxic in various forms, as it bioacummulates in the food chain and can trespass placenta and brain, harming children, women and others exposed to it. 10 years UNEP stated that mercury is present all over the globe in concentrations that adversely affect human beings and wildlife.
"Without a serious commitment to develop such a treaty, we risk simply legitimizing the current and future contamination of our food, water and children," said Fernando Bejarano IPEN INC4 Chair IPEN.
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