Japan’s decision to quit the International Whaling Commission is officially confirmed
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has today (14 January) confirmed it has received formal notice of Japan’s decision to quit..
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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..
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 of the wins and highlights you've helped us to achieve during 2018.
Today, we and our nine campaign partners are delighted to see the UK Government’s Ivory Bill receive Royal Assent to become law.
We are delighted that the Ivory Bill received Royal Assent today and has now become law, meaning that in future most ivory sales in, to and from the UK will be treated as criminal offences
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 illegally imported meat from hybrid blue-fin whales
The IWC was created to undertake the business of the Convention. There were 15 initial signatories but today it has 89 members. The 70th anniversary provides a useful moment to reflect on how this international agreement has evolved over seven decades, its importance and EIA’s contribution to its work