Persaud said the authorities are working on a 10-year reduction strategy on the use of mercury in the mining sector.
“We don’t believe that we can afford to have an immediate and total ban, it is important when we look particularly at alluvial mining, but we believe and we have seen that we can use it in a very safe and environmentally friendly way,” he said.
Government has been engaging international agencies in order to develop a programme allowing for the gradual reduction of mercury.
WWF Country Manager, Patrick Williams said that the organisation is also engaging a number of stakeholders globally to examine the attempt to ban mercury globally.
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