Application to Global Mercury Partnership - National Environmental Agency, Ministry of Environment Protection, Georgia

This letter and registration form present the National Environmental Agency of the Ministry of Environment Protection of Georgia as the submitting organisation to the United Nations Environment Programme Global Mercury Partnership, expressing interest in becoming a partner. The agency outlines its mandate in hydrometeorology, climatology, geology and environmental pollution monitoring, including identification of pollution levels, laboratory analysis of environmental samples, regular monitoring of air, water and soil, and dissemination of environmental data. It indicates its intention to contribute particularly in artisanal and small-scale gold mining, mercury air transport and fate research, and mercury waste management.