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05 Dec 2008
WWF Signs New Agreement for African Cetaceans
WWF-West African Marine Ecoregion Programme today signed a new intergovernmental agreement to conserve the West African Manatee and Small Whales in Western Africa and Macaronesia. The conservation instrument consists of 2 Action Plans for the conservation of theses species, and was first adopted by 15 countries in Togo in October, and opened for signatory by implementing partners today. » Read more
03 Dec 2008
WWF scientist lands international conservation award
Dr Samantha Petersen, a biologist with WWF, the conservation organisation, has won a prestigious international award for her research into the impact of commercial fishing on migratory seabirds, sea turtles and sharks. » Read more
28 Nov 2008
African governments commit to protect gorillas
The first meeting of the Parties of the Gorilla Agreement, to be held in Rome tomorrow, is expected to come up with practical proposals to further gorilla conservation work in Africa.
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27 Nov 2008
Pacific tuna face risky fisheries meeting
Yellowfin tuna and bigeye tuna fisheries in the western and central Pacific also face collapse if a forthcoming management meeting doesn't dramatically change the way they are harvested, WWF warned today.
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23 Nov 2008
Timeline of a fishery failure
As the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) heads towards its hardest fought decision on management of the out-of-control bluefin fishery yet, WWF sets out the sorry history of bluefin regulation in an easy-to-follow chronology
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Timeline of a fishery failure
As the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) heads towards its hardest fought decision on management of the out-of-control bluefin fishery yet, WWF sets out the sorry history of bluefin regulation in an easy-to-follow chronology
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20 Nov 2008
Consumers by the thousand join retailers and restaurants in bluefin boycott
Close to 16,000 citizens from 149 countries have signed up to join numerous restaurants, retailers and chefs in boycotting Mediterranean bluefin tuna – until stocks have recovered and the fishery is properly controlled and managed. » Read more
19 Nov 2008
Signs of Amur tiger in China give hope for struggling species
The discovery of Amur tiger tracks in Changbaishan in north-eastern China has given conservationists hope for a species that is rarely seen in that area.
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17 Nov 2008
Tuna commission faces final roll of the dice on future of Mediterranean bluefin
The 46 Contracting Parties to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas meeting in Marrakech, Morocco until 24 November will decide whether Mediterranean bluefin tuna – and the fishery that depends on it – can be saved from collapse. » Read more
17 Nov 2008
Humans and elephants on collision course in South Asia
Massive international investment in large-scale infrastructure projects in southern Asia will increase human-elephant conflict and cause more deaths on both sides unless much greater care is taken.
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14 Nov 2008
Europe sits on damning bluefin tuna report
A European fisheries report demonstrating continuing widespread infringements by bluefin tuna fleets despite increased fleet surveillance in the Mediterranean has been delayed until after the conclusion of next week's key international tuna commission meeting to decide on a new management regime for the fishery.
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