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The women and the sea
World Oceans Day 2019: United Nations celebrate the oceans through the gender lens, paying tribute to outstanding people who work to protect the sea. Women like Sigrid Lüber from Switzerland who founded OceanCare 30 years ago.
read moreAgainst the Zeitgeist: Remaining optimistic for a treaty for the environment despite a weak Working Group outcome
On 23rd of May 2019 the third and final session of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group established by General Assembly resolution 72/277 “Towards a Global Pact for the Environment” concluded its work. Following its consideration of the possible gaps in international...
read moreMediterranean deep-sea region threatened by oil exploration
Wädenswil, 13 May 2019. In a joint statement to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, dozens of scientists, environmental and species conservation organisations express their concern about planned oil developments off Greece. The reason: the allocation of drilling...
read moreAquatic Wildmeat: A local issue with global responsibility
Aquatic wildmeat is defined as the products derived from aquatic mammals, birds and reptiles used for subsistence food and traditional uses, including meat, shells, bones and organs and as bait for fisheries. Endangered, threatened and protected species are affected...
read more„Oceans of Noise“ – Podcast series by THE GUARDIAN
Within its „weekly science podcast“ THE GUARDIAN has released three episodes focusing on ocean noise. Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson has put together extraordinary podcasts taking a deep dive into the world of sound underwater. In the description to the...
read moreMultilateralism at Work: United Nations’ deliberations on a Global Pact for the Environment
Nairobi, Kenya, March 21st 2019. Over the course of the past three days, delegates and stakeholders have come together at the United Nations in Nairobi to address the fragmentation, lack of coherence, and general inadequacy of international environmental law. In part,...
read moreTyranny of the Minority Slows International Progress on Addressing Plastic Pollution
Nairobi, Kenya, March 15 2019. At the 4th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-4), member states of the UN Environment Programme failed to meet expectations to confront the ever-growing plastic-pollution crisis threatening our waterways,...
read moreWe mourn for Joanna Toole, our dear colleague and friend
Dear friends and colleagues, Today we mourn the loss of Joanna Toole. There is so much that is beautiful about Joanna, it’s difficult to express her soul in mere words. Perhaps it’s the heart that is more intuitive at times like these—able to register the connections...
read moreBribable science? A millionaire seals the fate of hundreds of fin whales!
Iceland, one of the last countries still catching whales in defiance of the international whaling moratorium, has been hunting fin whales and minke whales for many years, attributing quotas to themselves. Last year the self-granted 5-year fin whaling quota had expired...
read more„A Feather to Kill“ nominated for Living Oceans Film Showcase
The 50-minute documentary about the illegal dolphin hunt off the coast of Peru is gaining global attention. The secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)...
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