The Food Security Resolution and its controversial reception — again A key resolution on food security was put forward by Ghana, supported by several co-sponsors as the latest attempt to have the role of whales in food security recognised. As at IWC68 in 2022, this resolution triggered a lively and at times polarising debate within …
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CITES does not seem to value concerns for livelihoods and food security In a document brought forth by Botswana, Cambodia, Eswatini and Zimbabwe, the proponents aimed to include livelihoods and food security into the criteria for amending the CITES Appendices. At present, the criteria, which are set in Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP17), it is …
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Food security - Also an issue for the IWC (Note: This article will be updated following the presentation of the revised draft resolution and the Commission's decision on the revised draft) Background The ongoing 68th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) currently ongoing in Portoroz, Slovenia, is a comparably peaceful meeting. In the past, …
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