The US Department of State is granting $1 million to the Blacksmith Institute to collaborate with the Peruvian Ministry of Environment (Minam) in the hopes of reducing the use of mercury in southern Peru, Peru This Week reports. The US and Minam, under the Minamata Convention, are working to reduce mercury use in the regions of Madre de Dios and Puno in Southern Peru.
The US Ambassador to Peru, Brian Nichols, emphasised that the American government will continue to push for the points established by the Convention in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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