Indonesia declares fight against illegal mercury trade

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar (left) presenting the Bali Declaration on Combatting Illegal Trade of Mercury to the Executive Secretary of the Minamata Convention on Mercury Monika Stankiewicz at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre, Nusa Dua, on March 20, 2022. -Environment and Forestry Ministry

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Indonesia has introduced a global declaration that calls on parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury to tackle illegal trade of mercury, with the hope that such a move would spur stronger international cooperation in the future.

The declaration was read in Nusa Dua, Bali, where Indonesia is hosting the fourth Conference of Parties (COP4) to the Minamata Convention on Mercury.