(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. …
The UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants: An Overview
(This is a translated version of a forthcoming paper in Natur & Recht) ABSTRACT. On 17 December 2018 the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNROP). This paper traces the history of the Declaration and analyses the rights enshrined in it. It is argued …
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The ’30 x 30′ target, indigenous peoples and local communities
Introduction (If you are familiar with the 30 x 30 target, you can skip the Introduction) The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is probably the most important international conservation regime in the world. It currently holds a membership of 196 states with only the Holy Sea and the United States not having signed nor ratified …
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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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