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Treaty to cut mercury pollution signed by 92 countries

2013-10-23 15:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

SciDevNet: A ground-breaking, legally-binding global treaty on reducing mercury pollution has been signed by 92 countries. The treaty spells "the beginning of the end of mercury as a threat to human health and the environment', UN Environment Programme (UNEP) executive director Achim Steiner, told a diplomatic meeting in Japan earlier this month (10-11 October) where the treaty was signed. But much work remains to provide the funding and technical and scientific advice needed to implement the treaty,...

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