Storys zum Thema Naturschutz

Euro Airport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg

EuroAirport certified for its contribution to the protection of biodiversity

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New study: Urgent science-based conservation action needed for Adriatic whales and dolphins

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Clean-washing? Plastic clean-up tech not all it seems on the surface

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 ...

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New Report Debunks Claims of Whale and Dolphin Hunters in Faroe Islands

New Report Debunks Claims of Whale and Dolphin Hunters in Faroe Islands California/Washington, DC/London/Munich/Zurich, September 25, 2023: Today, in the wake of the latest Faroe Islands drive hunt on Friday that saw the killing of 42 more pilot whales, seven of the world’s leading animal welfare and ...

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Harpoons to be fired again as Iceland resumes its fin whale hunt

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 ...

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European Union Member States Condemn Faroe Islands Drive Hunts

European Union Member States Condemn Faroe Islands Drive Hunts Press Release Wädenswil/Switzerland, 21st December 2021 In recent decades, the European Union Member States have remained largely silent on the killing of small cetaceans in the Faroe Islands, shying away from criticising a brutal and obsolete tradition. Today marks a turn-around on this ...

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Whale conservation in dire straits, International Whaling Commission at the crossroads – NGO Vision Paper on the IWC’s 75th anniversary

Press Release Whale conservation in dire straits, International Whaling Commission at the crossroads – NGO Vision Paper on the IWC’s 75th anniversary Wädenswil/Washington D.C., 2nd December 2021. The International Convention for the Regulation ...

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OceanCare: Generation change on a solid basis

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The hidden danger of deep-sea mining

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Once again: Dolphin mass killing in the Faroe Islands

Press release Once again: Dolphin mass killing in the Faroe Islands Wädenswil, 23. September 2021: Just ten days after a mass killing of more than 1,400 Atlantic white-sided dolphins, the Faroe Islands saw another drive hunt yesterday, September 22nd. This time, 52 pilot whales were driven into a beach and brutally killed. The marine conservation ...

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OCEANCARE WELCOMES THE INCLUSION OF SHIPPING IN THE EU EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME

OceanCare's first assessment following the presentation of the European Commission’s "Fit for 55" legislative package OCEANCARE WELCOMES THE INCLUSION OF SHIPPING IN THE EU EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME The EU thus sets an example to the International Maritime Organization on the need to establish a global ...

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Can whale poo help save the planet?

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Spain Bans Any New Hydrocarbon Exploration and Exploitation Project By Law

Press Release SPAIN BANS ANY NEW HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION PROJECT BY LAW A clear step forward in Spain's commitment to the decarbonisation of its economy that will also bring multiple benefits for marine wildlife in Spanish waters Wädenswil, May 13, 2021: OceanCare congratulates that t ...

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Scientists warn: European whales and dolphins “Under Pressure” of extinction

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Sea Turtle Rescue Alliance Launches on World Wildlife Day

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 ...

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Hope for ban on oil and gas exploration in Spanish waters

Press release Hope for ban on oil and gas exploration in Spanish waters Wädenswil, January 13, 2021: While France has already imposed a ban on exploring any new oil and gas sites in its waters and the Danish government has just announced such ban for its waters within the North Sea, the Spanish Government has proposed a similar measure within its draft ...