Mercury - Time to Act
Global mercury events timeline
Numerous actions on mercury taken by industries, governments and individuals
EUmercuryexportban ineffect
EU mercury strategy launched
Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) commence its work, INC-1 Stockholm
World’s largest mercury mine in Spain (Almaden) stopped primary mercury production
Mass intoxication and poisoning by mercury and mercury-containing products in several countries
Support to various demonstration and capacity-building projects on mercury by the GEF
National regulatory frameworks on mercury
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Diplomatic conference in Japan, signing of a Global MercuryTreaty INC-5 Geneva Entry into force (?)
Earth Summit, Rio-de-Janeiro. Establishment of the Global Environment Facility
Minamata Disease officially acknowledged
Arcticemission inventory andUNEP'sGlobalAtmospheric MercuryAssessmentpublished
North American Regional Action Plan (NARAP) on Mercury
UNEP's Global Mercury Assessment Report published
U.S.MercuryExportBanAct (effectivefromJanuary1,2013)
UNEPGoverningCouncil'sdecisionto elaboratea legallybinding instrument toreducerisksposedbymercury
INC-4 Punta del Este
INC-2Chibaand INC-3Nairobi
Source: Adapted from presentation by Fernando Lugris at UNEP Chemicals debriefing 26 July 2012 and 4 December 2012, Geneva. "Outcomes of the 4th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to prepare a global legally binding instrument on mercury". Designed by Zoï Environment Network / GRID-Arendal, December 2012.
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MERCURY – TIME TO ACT
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