Criminal organizations involved in drug, weapons, and human trafficking have taken control of major international and domestic flows of mercury that feed the expansion of illegal gold mining across the Amazon.
Organizaciones criminales implicadas en el tráfico de drogas, armas y personas han tomado el control de los flujos internacionales y domésticos de mercurio que alimentan la expansión de la minería ilegal de oro en la Amazonía.
According to our new analysis, the current agenda of the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-6) and proposed decisions do not sufficiently reflect or address the urgent needs of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in the Amazon.
Según un nuevo análisis, la agenda actual de la sexta reunión de la Conferencia de las Partes del Convenio de Minamata sobre el Mercurio (COP-6) y las decisiones propuestas no reflejan ni abordan adecuadamente las necesidades urgentes de los pueblos indígenas y las comunidades locales de la Amazonía.
As the international community marks four decades of the Vienna Convention, the achievements made under the treaty and its Montreal Protocol stand as proof that, by following the science and prioritizing the protection of human health and the environment, collective action can successfully respond to global environmental crises.
EIA and 11 other U.S. civil society organizations urge the European Commission to hold firm against U.S. pressure to delay or weaken the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).