South america is the second mercury consumer in the world (16,9%) but is the main one regarding ASGM (39,2%)
Source: Thygesen, Kristina (2020) “Mercury consumed worldwide, 2015”. Collection from GRID ARENDAL: The Illegal Trade in Chemicals. Available on: https://grid-arendal.herokuapp.com/resources/13543
Altough many south american countries (Colombia, Perú, Ecuador) have made important efforts to impement Minamata convention, they are being affected by the insufficient action of bolivian government
Source: Thygesen, Kristina (2020) “Evidence of illegal mercury trade in Latin America”. Collection from GRID ARENDAL: The Illegal Trade in Chemicals. Available on: https://grid-arendal.herokuapp.com/resources/13540
- NAP had to be concluded on 05/2022, it hasn´t begun yet despite 0,5 MM $us GEF support approved in 2021
- There is no legal framework for mercury imports and its traceability, despite there is a legal proposal since 2019 from its ministers
- There is no effective control on national mercury trade, transport, use and disposal, despite it is mandatory by environmental law since 1995
- There isn´t serious effort nevertheless the national ombudsman, UN´s special rapporteur on toxics and human right and the Interamerican Humans Rights Commission have addressed these issues to the government since last year
- There is enough evidence of impacts on indigenous people´s health (mercury level of 2-9 ppm in indigenous peoples bodies and a case of even 114 ppm), yet there isn´t any firm action from the government
- NAP had to be concluded on 05/2022, it hasn´t begun yet despite 0,5 MM $us GEF support approved in 2021
- There is no legal framework for mercury imports and its traceability, despite there is a legal proposal since 2019 from its ministers
- There is no effective control on national mercury trade, transport, use and disposal, despite it is mandatory by environmental law since 1995
- There isn´t serious effort nevertheless the national ombudsman, UN´s special rapporteur on toxics and human right and the Interamerican Humans Rights Commission have addressed these issues to the government since last year
- There is enough evidence of impacts on indigenous people´s health (mercury level of 2-9 ppm in indigenous peoples bodies and a case of even 114 ppm), yet there isn´t any firm action from the government
