Mercury is a chemical element that is harmful to human health and the environment.
Many types of human activities have the potential to create mercury pollution. UNEP is working with governments and other stakeholders to reduce mercury pollution and its negative impacts. UNEP supports a range of activities on mercury, including:
- Minamata Convention on mercury
- Global Mercury Partnership
- Global Mercury Assessment
- The planetGOLD Programme
- Mercury inventory toolkit
- Global mercury monitoring
