Environmental Crises, Climate Emergencies Unfairly Threatening Livelihoods of Indigenous Communities, Most Vulnerable, Third Committee Heard Today

 Small scale gold mining creates contaminated zones through the use of mercury, mainly to satisfy the jewellery industry, financial speculation, and technology.  He lamented that the promise of the Minimata Convention would be impossible to fulfil, given the proliferation of small-scale mining.

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