{"id":50767,"date":"2021-09-13T15:56:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T14:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?p=50767"},"modified":"2021-09-20T08:41:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T07:41:13","slug":"documentary-to-ban-mercury-in-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/publicatie\/documentary-to-ban-mercury-in-the-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"Documentary to ban mercury in the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>On Wednesday September 15, environmental watchdog organisation BAN Toxics and IUCN NL released the documentary \u2018Banning Mercury\u2019. The documentary aims to raise awareness on the mercury flows in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector in the Philippines, along with the risks posed by mercury exposure to human health and the environment.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\"><p class=\"cookiebanner_video_embed\" id=\"94belg0pp74a3mvc\"> In order to view this movie you have to accept &#8216;Social media and advertising&#8217; cookies. Click <a class=\"open-cookie-settings\">here<\/a> to change your cookie settings.  <script>if(!window.dgmCookieVideoBlocks) { window.dgmCookieVideoBlocks=[]; } window.dgmCookieVideoBlocks.push({ content: \"<figure class='wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio'><div class='wp-block-embed__wrapper'><iframe title='BANNING MERCURY | A short documentary on the mercury flows in the ASGM sector in the Philippines' width='500' height='281' data-src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CAutV6IJ4ug?feature=oembed' frameborder='0' allow='accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share' referrerpolicy='strict-origin-when-cross-origin' allowfullscreen src='data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==' class='lazyload' data-load-mode='1'><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure>\", id: \"94belg0pp74a3mvc\" });<\/script> <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Mercury is a highly toxic substance which poses health risks to humans and the environment. The World Health Organization names it as one of the top ten chemicals of major public health concern <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_50767_1('footnote_plugin_reference_50767_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_50767_1('footnote_plugin_reference_50767_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_50767_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_50767_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">World Health Organization. (2017). <em>Mercury and Health. <\/em>Retrieved from <span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/mercury-and-health,<\/span> 13.09.2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_50767_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_50767_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. The ASGM sector has been identified as the main anthropogenic source of mercury pollution, accounting for 37% of the total emissions in the global atmosphere <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_50767_1('footnote_plugin_reference_50767_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_50767_1('footnote_plugin_reference_50767_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_50767_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_50767_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">AMAP\/UN Environment. (2019). Technical Background Report for the Global Mercury Assessment 2018. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, Oslo, Norway\/UN Environment Programme, Chemicals and&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_50767_1('footnote_plugin_reference_50767_1_2');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_50767_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_50767_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Study on illicit mercury trade<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>In April 2020, BAN Toxics, in partnership with IUCN NL, published a study on the illicit mercury trade in Mindanao, as well as the various governance practices for mercury in the study areas. The report makes part of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/mercury\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.iucn.nl\/mercury\">global study commissioned by IUCN NL<\/a>, which highlights similar experiences from developing countries dealing with illicit mercury trade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Documentary<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>In line with the results from the study, BAN Toxics produced the short documentary \u2018Banning Mercury\u2019, in partnership with IUCN NL. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bantoxics.org\/2021\/09\/16\/banning-mercury-a-short-documentary-on-the-mercury-flows-in-the-asgm-sector-in-the-philippines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch the documentary<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><h2><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_50767_1();\">Index<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_50767_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_50767_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/h2><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_50767_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">Index<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_50767_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_50767_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_50767_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">World Health Organization. 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