IWC68: The good, the bad and the pro-whaling walk-out to scupper a sanctuary for whales
The biennial meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC68) has ended with good news and bad news for whales and dolphins
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Tag: pollution
Collaborating with EIA to create podcasts for King’s College’s climate change action module
Having volunteered with the EIA for a couple months, I soon realised how diverse its fields of work are and the myriad backgrounds and experiences of its campaigners and staff
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What does a High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution mean for the global plastics treaty?
Today, the governments of Norway and Rwanda, with the support of 18 other countries, launched the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution - but what does this initiative mean for EIA’s campaign to secure an ambitious and comprehensive global plastics treaty?
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Celebrating the global ban on commercial whaling –as important now as it was 40 years ago
Forty years ago tomorrow (23 July), contracting governments to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting at Brighton’s Metropole Hotel voted by 25 to seven for a global ban on commercial whaling, commonly known as ‘the moratorium’. This was one of the most important conservation and welfare decisions of the 20th century and is as important […]
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Finally, the US is prepared to sign up to a global treaty to fight plastic pollution in our oceans
While more than two thirds of countries have come out in support of starting negotiations for a new global plastics agreement, the U.S. has been noticeably absent in its position on the issue until now.
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The UK taking decisive action on plastics this year could set the stage for preventing future pollution
This year is set to be a significant one when it comes to the development of UK policy seeking to reduce plastic pollution
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