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Legally binding Global Mercury Treaty to protect wildlife, ecosystems and health

Corporate author
IUCN
Date
2012
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-091417)
Title (French)

Traité international juridiquement contraignant sur le mercure pour protéger les espèces sauvages, les écosystèmes et la santé

Title (Spanish)

Tratado mundial sobre el mercurio, legalmente vinculante, para proteger la vida silvestre, los ecosistemas y la salud

Reference number
WCC 2012 Res 135 (5.135)
Publisher | Place of publication
IUCN | Gland, Switzerland
Document type
Soft law - Decision/resolution
Conference name | place | date
IUCN World Conservation Congress | Jeju, Republic of Korea | 20120906-20120915
Language
English, French, Spanish
Field of application
International
Country/Territory
Japan
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Capacity building Education Ecosystem preservation Research Hazardous substances International agreement-implementation
Full text
WCC_2012_RES_135_EN.pdf   WCC_2012_RES_135_FR.pdf   WCC_2012_RES_135_ES.pdf  
Website
portals.iucn.org

Other references

Treaty

Minamata Convention on Mercury

Treaty | Multilateral | Kumamoto |

Keyword: Effluent waste (industrial sources), Toxicity/poisoning, International agreement-text, Standards, Environmental standards, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Economy and environment

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-160007)