(Source: Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the Federal Republic of Germany) No. 054/14 | Berlin, 31.03.2014 Joint press release with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research IPCC presents report on impacts of climate change The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights the far-reaching impacts […]
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Death of young Sumatran rhino shouldn’t discourage captive breeding efforts say conservationists
Just over two weeks ago, conservationists in the Malaysian state of Sabah managed to finally catch a wild Sumatran rhino female after months of failed attempts. But following such hopeful events, comes bad news thousands of miles away: a young female rhino, named Suci, died over the weekend at the Cincinnati Zoo.
Stop! Think before buying your child a mallard duck for Easter (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)
(Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) I hope all you turkey hunters south of State Road 70 took a nice bird or two this year, as your season is coming to a close. For those of us in the rest of the state (excluding Holmes County), we still have until April 20 to bag […]
A goodbye message to staff and stakeholders from Dr David Mabunda (South African National Parks)
(Source: South African National Parks) A goodbye message to staff and stakeholders from Dr David Mabunda Date: 1st April 2014 A goodbye message to staff and stakeholders from Dr David Mabunda,outgoing CEO of South African National Parks (SANParks). Saying farewell is never considered to be a joyful thing to do and becomes even more difficult […]
Magnetic Bricks Bring 3-D Interaction to Screens
GaussBricks lets tablet users create interactive shapes that bring digital drawings, animations and games to life Continue reading →
Dot Earth Blog: A Whale of an International Court Ruling Against Japan
An international court rules that Japan’s so-called scientific whale hunts are not science, and thus not allowed under a moratorium.
Japan disappointed but conservationists cheer over ICJ’s whaling ruling
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Will Japan find a way around anti-whaling ruling?
The International Court of Justice has questioned the scientific value of Japan’s whaling program but questions remain as to whether the country will find another way to keep sending its ships. Transcript SARAH FERGUSON: The International Court of Justice may have ended what years of diplomacy and clashes on the high sea could not. Japan’s […]
Victory for campaigners as UN judges order Japan to stop hunting Antarctic whales
Japan has been ordered to end whale hunts in the Antarctic in a historic ruling that saw United Nations judges dismiss longstanding Japanese arguments that the hunting of more than 900 whales a year was carried out for scientific research purposes only. The International Court of Justice’s ruling, which was made today at The Hague, […]
Japan may suggest smaller whale catch after ICJ blow
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan could try to rescue its Antarctic whaling program by sharply reducing catch quotas after the highest U.N. court ordered a halt, rejecting Tokyo’s argument that the catch was for scientific purposes and not mainly for human consumption.