Minamata Convention on Mercury
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The Minamata Convention on Mercury is a global environmental treaty that aims to protect human health and the environment by controlling and reducing mercury use, emissions, and releases worldwide.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minamata Convention on Mercury canonical | 11 |
| Minamata Convention | 1 |
| Minamata Convention on Mercury framework | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T387949 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Minamata Convention on Mercury Context triple: [United Nations Environment Programme, supportsTreaty, Minamata Convention on Mercury]
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Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is a global environmental treaty that aims to protect human health and the environment by eliminating or restricting the production and use of long-lasting, toxic chemicals that accumulate in ecosystems.
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B.
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal is a global environmental treaty that regulates and restricts international trade in hazardous waste to protect human health and the environment, particularly in developing countries.
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C.
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is a landmark international environmental treaty that phases out the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances to protect the Earth's stratospheric ozone layer.
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D.
Revised Kyoto Convention
The Revised Kyoto Convention is an international agreement that sets modern, harmonized standards and best practices for simplifying and securing customs procedures worldwide.
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E.
Washington Convention
The Washington Convention is the international treaty that established the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) to arbitrate disputes between foreign investors and states.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Minamata Convention on Mercury Target entity description: The Minamata Convention on Mercury is a global environmental treaty that aims to protect human health and the environment by controlling and reducing mercury use, emissions, and releases worldwide.
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A.
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is a global environmental treaty that aims to protect human health and the environment by eliminating or restricting the production and use of long-lasting, toxic chemicals that accumulate in ecosystems.
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B.
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal is a global environmental treaty that regulates and restricts international trade in hazardous waste to protect human health and the environment, particularly in developing countries.
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C.
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is a landmark international environmental treaty that phases out the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances to protect the Earth's stratospheric ozone layer.
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D.
Revised Kyoto Convention
The Revised Kyoto Convention is an international agreement that sets modern, harmonized standards and best practices for simplifying and securing customs procedures worldwide.
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E.
Washington Convention
The Washington Convention is the international treaty that established the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) to arbitrate disputes between foreign investors and states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations treaty
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international treaty ⓘ multilateral environmental agreement ⓘ |
| addresses |
mercury emissions from cement production
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mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants ⓘ mercury emissions from industrial boilers ⓘ mercury emissions from non-ferrous metal smelters ⓘ mercury emissions from waste incineration ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 2013-10-10 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
protect human health from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds
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protect the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds ⓘ |
| annexCount | 5 annexes ⓘ |
| articleCount | 35 articles ⓘ |
| concludedUnderAuspicesOf | United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ |
| depositary | Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 2017-08-16 ⓘ |
| establishes |
Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention
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Implementation and Compliance Committee of the Minamata Convention ⓘ |
| financialMechanismIncludes |
Global Environment Facility
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Specific International Programme to Support Capacity-Building and Technical Assistance ⓘ |
| fullName | Minamata Convention on Mercury self-link ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | global ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legally binding ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Minamata disease
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Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Minamata, Japan
|
| openedForSignatureOn | 2013-10-10 ⓘ |
| phasesOut | existing primary mercury mining within a specified period ⓘ |
| prohibits | new primary mercury mining ⓘ |
| providesFor |
financial mechanism for implementation
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information exchange ⓘ public awareness and education on mercury risks ⓘ technical assistance and capacity-building ⓘ |
| regulates |
artisanal and small-scale gold mining using mercury
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interim storage of mercury ⓘ mercury waste management ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
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Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade ⓘ Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants ⓘ |
| requires |
control of industrial emissions of mercury to air
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control of mercury supply and trade ⓘ control of releases of mercury to land and water ⓘ phase-down of dental amalgam ⓘ phase-out of certain mercury-added products ⓘ |
| shortName |
Minamata Convention on Mercury
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Minamata Convention
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| subject |
hazardous chemicals management
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mercury pollution ⓘ |
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Subject: Minamata Convention on Mercury Description of subject: The Minamata Convention on Mercury is a global environmental treaty that aims to protect human health and the environment by controlling and reducing mercury use, emissions, and releases worldwide.
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