(for the English version, please click here) Einleitung Kürzlich machte die Nachricht die Runde, dass am 12. September 2012 auf den zu Dänemark gehörenden Färöer Inseln eine der größten Schlachtungen von Atlantischen Weißseitendelfinen (Leucopleurus acutus) stattgefunden habe. Zahlreiche internationale Nachrichtenstationen, wie die britische BBC, die US Washington Post oder die Tagesschau — um einige wenige …
Livelihood, cruelty, extinction? The recent killings of Atlantic white-sided dolphins in the Faroe Islands
(Zur deutschen Version, bitte hier clicken). Introduction News broke that on 12 September 2021 the Faroe Islands saw one of the largest killings of Atlantic white-sided dolphins (Leucopleurus acutus). Numerous international news outlets, such as the British BBC, the US Washington Post, or the German Tagesschau - to name a few - reported about this. …
Would the establishment of an International Sharks Commission make sense?
Introduction In my post from 26 August (here) I showed that many of the world's shark species face conservation concerns, based on data collected by the IUCN. This begs the question whether shark management and conservation efforts in its current form are sufficient or effective enough to ensure long-term conservation and sustainable use of these …
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Shark Management, NGOs and Environmental Policy-making
Introduction In recent study on representatives of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) engaged in shark issues, Shiffman and others found out that it is especially small NGOs whose representatives do not engage with the scientific literature on shark management favour a ban on all shark fisheries. They consider this fishery inherently unsustainable. Even though the science in …
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Die Wiederbesiedelung Europas – auf Megafauna Art und Weise
Einleitung Am 3. August 2021 veröffentliche das Fachblatt rrounal of Environmental Law den Artikel “Megafauna Rewilding: Addressing Amnesia and Myopia in Biodiversity Law and Policy” von Prof. Arie Trouwborst (hier). In diesem Artikel geht Trouwborst der Frage nach, in wie weit und ob das Völkerrecht und internationale Politiken es erlauben, Gegenden, in denen Megafauna (Großtierarten) …
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CITES – While there is movement, there is inertia in including indigenous youth
When the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was adopted in March 1973, the discourse on including indigenous peoples into the decision-making processes was just emerging. Now, almost 50 years later, CITES has become a fierce battleground of competing interests, similar, yet not quite as bad, as in …
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CITES and the Polar Bear
Introduction The parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) are currently meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, for the 18th Conference of the Parties (CoP). The CoP discusses far-reaching issues that aim to curb the illegal trade in endangered wildlife and to limit trade in species that are …
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