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UN News Global perspective Human stories 30 October 2021 Health Masami Ogata is a survivor of Minamata Disease, a debilitating illness...

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Sept. 30, 2021 the Government of Poland deposited its instrument of ratification becoming the 135th Party to the #MinamataConvention on...

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By Joanna Kedzierska "Levels of deforestation in Colombia have significantly increased in recent years due to logging by the legal mining...

On Aug 19, 2021 the Government of Bahrain deposited its instrument of ratification becoming the 133rd Party to the Minamata Convention on...

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Mine waste is, essentially, a design flaw. A rather big one when you consider the level of risk involved in its management and that the...

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In the Peruvian highlands, a Swiss refinery said it had a sustainable source of artisanal gold. Prosecutors suspect its main supplier was...