Zero Mercury Working Group (2005, Brussels; founded by EEB (European Environmental Bureau); zeromercury.org)
An international coalition of more than 110 public interest environmental and health NGOs from over 55 countries working to eliminate mercury pollution through the adoption of laws to minimize:
- global supply of mercury
- trade in mercury
- global demand for mercury
- anthropogenic releases of mercury to the environment
- human and wildlife exposure to mercury
Funding: LIFE program (EU), Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC)
Leadership: Elena Lymberidi-Settimo