On harmful substances and hazardous waste, the report spotlights the historic adoption of the Minamata Convention on Mercury - a global, legally binding agreement to reduce mercury emissions and the first new global convention on environment and health for close to a decade - which was widely viewed as a major step forward in the global phase-out of the deadly heavy metal...........
The report also highlights the benefit of UNEP's work to communities though success stories such as a programme for small-scale gold mining communities in Indonesia. The initiative works with individuals to help introduce simple recycling techniques to reduce the use and impact of mercury on human health and the environment.
The project, which was created in conjunction with partners and funding from the US Environmental Protection Agency, also helped the mining sector and the government to develop a national strategic plan on mercury in small-scale gold mining, resulting in the reduction of mercury releases by an estimated 3,000 kg in one year.
http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=2764&ArticleID=10758
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