Press release | 31 May, 2007
CITES conference to impact on music, food, and jewelry industry
Wood species used for violin bows, shark species featured in British fish and chip meals and coral species exploited for jewelry rank high on the CITES conference agenda for international trade controls in endangered species, opening on Sunday
Press release | 21 May, 2007
One in six European mammals threatened with extinction shows new IUCN assessment
Story | 24 Apr, 2007
WGWAP Task Force Considers Impact of 4-D Seismic Surveys on Western Gray Whales
At its second meeting in St-Petersburg, Russia (15 - 18 April 2007) the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel was provided with an overview of Sakhalin Energy’s preliminary plans for carrying out a 4D seismic survey in the vicinity of the Molikpaq platform during the summer of 2008.
Press release | 12 Apr, 2007
Marine Summit calls for dramatic increase in ocean protection
IUCN Marine Protected Area Summit issues strategy to counter escalating threats to the world’s oceans
Press release | 21 Mar, 2007
Water markets can overcome the global water crisis
Water pricing needs to reflect contribution of natural ecosystems to water quality and quantity, says a new publication by the World Conservation Union
Story | 11 Mar, 2007
SEIC (Sakhalin Energy Investment Company) provides informal briefing to WGWAP Members
On 5-6 February 2007, four members of the Panel (Reeves, Tsidulko, Vedenev and Yablokov) met for two days in Vladivostok (Russia) with staff and scientific team members from SEIC.
Press release | 21 Feb, 2007
More oceanic sharks added to the IUCN Red List
Expert findings show even the fastest, widest ranging sharks are threatened by overfishing as more species added to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Press release | 31 Jan, 2007
Carcass of critically endangered whale found in fishing gear off Japan’s coast
A critically endangered Western Pacific Gray Whale (Western Gray Whale) has recently died off the Pacific coast of Japan after becoming trapped in fishing gear.
Story | 19 Nov, 2006
New Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel agrees on way forward
Solutions to issues surrounding oil and gas development in the summer feeding habitat of the critically endangered western gray whale population began to emerge at the first meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel, convened by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) recently.