Conservation dealt setback at UN meeting, as governments fail to protect tuna, sharks
UN meeting fails to protect marine species Proposal to protect porbeagle sharks rejected at UN wildlife meeting, reversing earlier ruling
Porbeagle shark dealt setback at UN meeting Japan big winner at UN wildlife meeting, using political muscle to defeat shark, tuna bans
Japan big winner at UN conservation meeting UN conservation meeting rejects plan to regulate hammerhead, whitetip fishing
Protection for 2 shark species fails at UN meeting UN conservation meeting rejects plan to regulate sale of hammerheads used in fin trade
Hammerhead sharks lose fight at UN meeting UN conservation meeting support/rejects plan to protect hammerheads used in fin trade
Hammerheads get protection at UN meeting DOHA, Qatar — A U.S.-backed proposal to protect the heavily fished hammerhead sharks was rejected Tuesday over concerns by Asia nations that regulating the booming trade in shark fins could hurt poor nations. UN body rejects plan to allow limited ivory salesDOHA - The UN treaty organisation responsible for regulating the wildlife trade Monday rejected a bid by Tanzania and Zambia to sell ivory. Tanzania, Zambia propose one-off sales of their ivory stocks at UN conservation meeting
Tanzania, Zambia demand one-off ivory sales Conservationists at UN wildlife meeting say Internet fueling trade in endangered species
Demise of coral, salamander show impact of Web Proposed export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna defeated at UN wildlife meeting
Export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna rejected Proposed export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna defeated at UN wildlife trade meeting
UN rejects export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna US-backed proposal to ban trade of polar bear skins voted down at UN meeting
Polar bear ban defeated at UN conservation meeting Opposition grows from Japan and developing countries against proposed ban on bluefin tuna
Japan leading charge against bluefin ban DOHA, Qatar — Opposition grew Wednesday against a proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, with several Arab countries joining Japan in arguing it would hurt poor fishing nations and wasn’t scientifically justified. Opposition grows from developing countries against proposed ban on the export of bluefin tuna
Opposition to tuna ban grows at UN meeting China and Japan help defeat proposal boosting shark conservation efforts at UN meeting
Shark conservation proposal defeated at UN meeting Demand for shark fin soup pushing some species to brink of extinction, says conservation group
Sharks threatened by Asian consumers, says group Delegates gather in Qatar to save elephants, tunaDOHA - Some 1,500 delegates representing 175 parties to a treaty designed to protect endangered species around the world on Saturday gathered in Qatar to discuss how best to protect wildlife. Bluefin tuna, overfished oceans top agenda of UN wildlife protection conference in Doha
Bluefin tuna tops CITES conference agenda in Doha Blufin tuna, overfished oceans top agenda of UN wildlife protection conference in Doha
Blufin tuna tops CITES conference agenda in Doha Proposed UN ban on bluefin tuna pits Western worries against Japan’s sushi culture
UN wildlife watchdog considers ban on bluefin tuna Iraq to connect to India, Gulf on fibre optic networkDOHA - Iraq Thursday signed a $445-million deal with the telecommunications company Gulf Bridge International to link the country to the Gulf and India via a high-speed fibre optic cable. |
