Arctic Species cannot be saved by Range States alone

25.11.2011 - On the last day of the 10th Conference of the 116 Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species adopted a resolution addressing the impacts of climate change on migratory species around the world. The Parties recognize that there are already well documented and significant impacts on habitats as well as migration routes that put many migratory species at risk. They have urged that action be taken for those species most susceptible to climate change. more

Crossing the Atlantic in a rowboat

23.11.2011 - Today, Janice Jakait, German sportswoman, 34, left Portimao, Portugal, to cross the Atlantic on her own in a row boat. more

Coalition condemns latest whale killing in the Faroes and challenges ‘inadequate’ public health and whale hunt guidelines

18.11.2011 - A coalition of 10 conservation and animal welfare organizations from around the world today expressed their shock and dismay at the killing of a further 167 pilot whales at Funningsfirdi in the Faroe Islands on November 13th. The groups also described present human health and whale hunt guidelines issued by the Faroese Government this year as ‘wholly inadequate’ and are urging an immediate suspension of whale and dolphin hunting.
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Will the EU become a dolphinarium-free zone?

Petition-Handover

17.11.2011 - 

60,588 EU citizens say No! to the import of dolphins and the construction of new dolphinaria within the EU. The signatures, collected by a consortium of international NGOs*, will be handed over to the EU ambassador Michael Reiterer on November 17th 2011 in Bern, Switzerland.

OceanCare Input to RIO+20 UNCED Compilation Document

09.11.2011 - OceanCare has submitted its formal input to the Rio+20 the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development compilation document, which will be the basis for the zero-draft of the Rio+20 outcome document for consideration by governments.  The input provides recommendations for addressing issues related to oceans at the Rio+20 Conference. OceanCare recommends Rio+20 to look at the need for environmental governance from a holistic perspective and to make sure that sufficient guidance is provided to the international community. The environmental pillar of sustainable development is as important as the social and the economic ones. Continue to OceanCare Input.