Posts Tagged ‘ASCOBANS’
Countries agree better protection for whales and dolphins
A UN-meeting, which concluded in the Finnish capital of Helsinki today, has adopted a plan to aid the urgent recovery of the Baltic harbour porpoise, which is one of the most endangered marine mammals on the planet. Fewer than 500 Baltic harbour porpoises remain. The agreement by governments to step up efforts to protect the…
Read MoreA Holistic Approach to Conservation and Protection
It was with huge pleasure that I was able to take up the invitation of ASCOBANS (Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans in the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas) to deliver the Keynote Speech to the 2016 Meeting of the Parties in Helsinki, Finland (29th August – 1st September). The following…
Read MoreGerman environment minister Hendricks welcomes winners of the creative competition “The last 300”
On the 9th July representatives of the environmental associations WDC and ASCOBANS met the German Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks to present the three wining contributions of the creative competition “the last 300” for the protection of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise. Furthermore, the groups handed over a list of claims listing the necessary measures to protect the…
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