The Burundian #Office for Environmental Protection organized this Monday, December 11, 2023, a training workshop for media professionals to raise awareness and educate on the effects of mercury on human health and the environment for two days, from 11 to 12 December 2023.

The objective of this workshop is to equip environmental journalists with knowledge who, once they have acquired knowledge about the harmful effects of mercury, media professionals will be able to produce programs and articles to inform and educate the public about the effects of mercury.

According to the Director General of #OBPE, HATUNGIMANA Berchmans, the media have a major role, especially in giving people the good meaning of life. He said that the choice of environmental journalists is not a coincidence.

“You have the possibility to reach a greater number of people in due time, inform people about the harmful effects of mercury on health and the environment...,” he added. Since the #Burundi has already ratified the #Minamata convention, which prohibits the use of mercury as a chemical substance harmful to human health and the environment.

It was noted that the estimated quantity of mercury is 64.363 kg that exists in #Burundi according to preliminary studies by local experts.

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