Japan ignores international bans and starts whaling again
Il Giappone ha annunciato la ripresa della caccia ai cetacei nell’Antartico per “scopi scientifici”. Nei prossimi dodici anni saranno uccise circa 4mila balenottere.
Whaling, Australia fines Japanese company 1 million dollars
Una società baleniera giapponese dovrà pagare una multa di un milione di dollari per aver violato il Santuario dei cetacei dell’Oceano Antartico.
7 species we must protect to feed the planet
La sopravvivenza della nostra specie è legata a quella di piante e animali che rischiano di scomparire a causa del nostro impatto. Ecco quelle da proteggere a tutti i costi.
Why melting ice affects us all
In 40 years, the Arctic will run out of ice during summer months, as proven by the lowest icecap winter extension ever registered by satellites last March. It is a phenomenon involving half of the Arctic ice. These are some of the effects caused by the on-going climate change, documented by WWF in
WWF: We lost half of the world’s marine wildlife over the past 45 years
Alarming data emerged from latest study carried out by WWF and the Zoological Society of London. It is compelling to curb marine wildlife decline that is directly affecting us.
Australia, humpback whales are back after a ban on hunting
Il numero di megattere al largo delle coste australiane, in seguito al divieto di caccia, è in continuo aumento .
Pharrell Williams, musician and producer
Don’t judge a man by his hat (the one Pharrell wore at the 2014 Grammys and which became an international sensation). Williams, born in 1973 in Virginia, U.S.A., is an international music superstar who has teamed up with the United Nations, Al Gore and Sea Sheperd’s Paul Watson on different occasions but always under the
Two Sea Shepherd activists arrested in Faroe Islands
The two volunteers of the environmental association have been arrested for having tried to obstruct the traditional pilot whale hunting.
Amnesty International and the body bags on Brighton’s shores
On 22th April the NGO Amnesty International staged a demonstration, a flashmob on Brighton’s beach, UK. The humanitarian organisation scattered two hundred body bags on the shores to highlight the UK’s little response to the plight of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. Then volunteers zipped themselves into the body bags to make their protest more disquieting.
Madagascar creates a sanctuary for sharks
Il governo del Madagascar ha istituito il primo santuario per gli squali dell’Oceano Indiano in un’area famosa per la sua biodiversità marina.