The Pandemic Instrument of the World Health Organization Introduction The Covid-19 pandemic has put the world to a hold. Not only did international travelling become extremely difficult, also domestic businesses and, in fact, life in general became marked be restrictions, face masks and corona tests. And eventually, vaccines proved to be the cure against these …
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The new issue of The Conservation & Livelihoods Digest is out! The first 2023-issue of The Conservation & Livelihoods Digest has now been published. This issue deals with the newly agreed BBNJ Agreement and the scientific basis of the so-called 30x30 Target, amongst other things. The issue can be downloaded free-of-charge here.
AG Nachhaltigkeit lädt zum 1. Nachhaltigkeitsstammtisch HAMBÃœHREN. Die AG Nachhaltigkeit der Gemeinde Hambühren lädt am 15.02.2023 um 19 Uhr ins Restaurant Zur Heideblüte zu ihrem 1. Nachhaltigkeitsstammtisch ein. Ziel dieser monatlich stattfindenden öffentlichen Veranstaltung ist es, Bürgern unterschiedliche und relevante Aspekte zum Thema Nachhaltigkeit näher zu bringen und zu diskutieren. Unterstützt von Experten versteht sich …
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Deutsche Ãœbersetzung des Kunming-Montreal Globalen Zielrahmens zur biologischen Vielfalt Die am 19. Dezember 2022 zu Ende gegangene 15. Vertragsstaatenkonferenz (CoP15) des Ãœbereinkommens zur biologischen Vielfalt (Convention on Biological Diversity, CBD) fand großes mediales Echo. Grund hierfür ist der sogenannte Kunming-Montreal Globale Zielrahmen zur biologischen Vielfalt, der mit konkreten Zielvorgaben bis zum Jahre 2030 und mit …
The stereotype is dead? No! Long live the stereotype indeed - A review of Avatar: The Way of Water Disclaimer: This article has been commissioned by Polar Research and Policy Initiative as part of a series of fact-checked articles about the Arctic, climate and the environment, and Indigenous issues, supported by the EMIF managed by …
The sidelining of indigenous peoples and local communities in CITES media coverage DISCLAIMER: This article has been commissioned by Polar Research and Policy Initiative as part of a series of fact-checked articles about the Arctic, climate and the environment, and Indigenous issues, supported by the EMIF managed by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Its original version can …
2-minute survey on the attitude towards whales and whaling Later on this year, Routledge will publish the book Japan's Withdrawal from International Whaling Regulation: Implications for Global Environmental Diplomacy, edited by Dr Nikolas Sellheim & Prof Joji Morishita. The book will be a collection of articles that consider the IWC from different perspectives in light of …
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The December-issue of The Digest has been released! Following the meetings of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the recently released issue of The Conservation & Livelihoods Digest exclusively deals with selected elements of these meetings. The Digest can be accessed …
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New article on "Increasing the Effectiveness of the Bonn Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species" Dr Nikolas Sellheim and Jochen Schumacher of the Institute for Nature Conservation and Environmental Law just published an open access article on the effectiveness of the Bonn Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) in the Journal of …
Plenary at CoP19 makes final decisions on 52 proposals The plenary of the 19th CITES Conference of the Parties just concluded its final decision on 52 proposals to amend the Appendices. All in all, 44 proposals were adopted, 6 were rejected, 1 was withdrawn while 1 was obsolete because the species was included in one …
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