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Mercury Mining Crisis in the Amazon | Nigaragua News
Delegates at the global mercury conference in Geneva agreed to phase out mercury in dental fillings by 2034, but environmentalists are furious—calling it a major failure. The real crisis lies in small-scale gold mining, the world’s largest source of mercury pollution, especially devastating in the Amazon. Activists say the Minamata Convention’s current measures are too weak and slow, failing to curb mercury trade fueled by organized crime and high gold prices. Indigenous communities are bearing the brunt: rivers poisoned, fish contaminated, and children suffering neurological damage. With…
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