All Blog Posts for Political advocacy

The headquarters of IMO are in London, south of the river Thames overlooking th
Welcome noise reduction steps taken for whales at the International Maritime Organization
8th April 2013 Vassili Papastavrou
Underwater noise pollution from ships poses a serious threat to whales and dolphins. So it's great that the Read more »
At UN, a welcome treaty on small arms trade could benefit threatened wildlife
At UN, a welcome treaty on small arms trade could benefit threatened wildlife
8th April 2013 Paul Todd
The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a new treaty aimed at regulating the global trade in Read more »
© Fiskeridirektoratet, Norge (The Directorate of Fisheries, Norway)/L. Greve-Isd
Michel Vandenbosch: the Belgian behind the EU's first national seal ban
29th March 2013 Sonja Van Tichelen
If there is one issue which has united animal protectors in Europe, it has definitely been the campaign against the seal Read more »
Rhetoric on wildlife crime welcome, Government must now follow up with action
Rhetoric on wildlife crime welcome, Government must now follow up with action
26th March 2013 Tom Quinn
The UK Government’s response to the parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee’s report on wildlife crime has Read more »
Sealers take turns clubbing harp seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada durin
A conversation with Céline Sissler-Bienvenu on the European Union's seal trade ban
19th March 2013 Sonja Van Tichelen
Recently, I had a chat with Céline Sissler-Bienvenu, the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s (IFAW ) Read more »
As CITES Bangkok ends, some success pursuing a better future for wildlife
14th March 2013 Peter Pueschel
In the video above, IFAW CEO Azzedine Downes offers some thoughts from the floor of the CITES CoP 16 meeting in Bangkok, Read more »