Mercury: international actions
Nations from around the world are becoming more aware of the impact of mercury on the environment and on human health. Due to its ability to cross borders through pathways such as long-range atmospheric transportation and product import/export, measures are being taken on an international scale to ensure that anthropogenic mercury emissions decrease.
Canada continues to play a leadership role in the development and implementation of international mercury management initiatives including the Aarhus (Heavy Metals) Protocol under the UN ECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, the Arctic Council, the Great Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy, the North American Regional Action Plan on Mercury and various national and bilateral monitoring programs.
Use the links below to find out about International Actions of interest.
Related Links
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP)
Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN), U.S. Department of Energy
Environmental Council of the States (ECOS)
European Union Strategy on Mercury
Great Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy (GLBTS)
Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN)
Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network (IADN), US EPA & Environment Canada
International Joint Commission
Mercury Policy Project, The Tides Center
North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation
- North American Regional Action Plan on Mercury
- Mechanisms for Tracking Mercury Imports and Exports for Use and Disposal in Canada, Mexico and the United States
Northeast Waste Management Officials Association Mercury Program
Northeastern Ecosystem Research Cooperative (NERC) Mercury Research Group
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE)
United Nations Environment Program, Global Mercury Assessment
United National Environment Program, Negotiations on Mercury
United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
- Mercury Site
- EPA's Roadmap for Mercury
- Mercury Study Report to Congress
- Mercury Study Report to Congress: Whitepaper
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