UNEP Press Release: Mercury Negotiations Move Forward Towards Global Treaty
November 7th, 2011
Nairobi, 3 November 2011 - Representatives from 120 governments gathered at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programmed (UNEP) in Nairobi for negotiations towards a global treaty on mercury.
The third of five sessions of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC3) will address the release of mercury into the environment from energy production and industrial processes and the use of mercury in small-scale gold mining, consumer goods and its presence in hazardous wastes, among other issues.
