UNEA-4 agreement does not deliver at scale and urgency needed NAIROBI, KENYA: At the 4th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-4), member states of the UN Environment…
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For the first time since its launch in 2014, UN World Wildlife Day (3 March) switches its focus from creatures on the land to the world beneath the waves with…
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New whaling quotas for the next five years announced by the Government of Iceland are a big step in the wrong direction. . . Despite growing opposition to the country’s…
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The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has today (14 January) confirmed it has received formal notice of Japan’s decision to quit.. Japan’s notice of withdrawal from the International Convention for the…
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So here we are at the beginning of 2019 and, as we embark for another year of campaigning against environmental crime and abuse, here’s a brief look back at some…
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Today, we and our nine campaign partners are delighted to see the UK Government’s Ivory Bill receive Royal Assent to become law. In future, most ivory sales in, to and…
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LONDON: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today welcomes the UK Government’s ban of ivory sales, shutting down one of the world’s largest legal domestic ivory markets. Along with nine partner…
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ISHINOMAKI: Conservation and animal protection organisations are calling on the Japanese Government to prove that a shipment of Icelandic whale products that arrived in Ishinomaki, Japan, yesterday does not include…
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Today (10 November 2018) marks the 70th Anniversary of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW) coming into force. . . The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was created…
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Today (November 1) is the official opening of Japan’s annual Dall’s porpoise hunt, once the largest direct hunt of any whale, dolphin and porpoise in the world. . . Otsuchi,…
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