A week of negotiations between UN member states on a global Plastics Treaty ended today in Ottawa, Canada. Fabienne McLellan, Managing Director of OceanCare, who followed the negotiations on site, comments on the outcomes. PRESS COMMENT – 30 April 2024 OceanCare: Effective global Plastics Treaty is possible, but ...
Representatives of all UN member states are meeting in Ottawa, Canada from 23 to 29 April 2024 to advance negotiations on an international legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. With only one more round of negotiations to go, this week will be crucial in reaching ...
Member States of the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals will meet in Uzbekistan, 12-17 February 2024 to address issues of critical importance to the global biodiversity crisis. The most intense debate is expected to be on the controversial issue of deep-sea mining. ...
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CLEAN-UPS OR CLEAN-WASHING? Environmental organisations claim Plastic clean-up tech not all it seems on the surface LONDON/ZURICH, 6th November 2023: A new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and OceanCare highlights the damaging impacts of ‘quick fix’ ocean clean-up ...
Harpoons to be fired again as Iceland resumes its fin whale hunt London/Vienna/Zurich, 31st of August 2023: With today’s announcement by Iceland‘s Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, not to continue this summer’s temporary whaling ban, fin whales will soon be killed again. The two Icelandic whaling vessels left port ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - - This is an important milestone in Mars Petcare's global sustainability journey, which includes an ambitious, industry-leading global target to procure 100% sustainably sourced fish across its pet food products, according to its guidelines Mars Pet Nutrition, a division of Mars Petcare, ...
Media Release Sea Turtle Rescue Alliance Launches on World Wildlife Day A global network of veterinarians come together to save endangered sea turtles around the world Florida - USA, Bohol - Philippines, Zurich - Switzerland , 1 March 2021 : This Wednesday, March 3, marks World Wildlife Day and the launch of the Sea Turtle Rescue Alliance (STRA) with ...