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International Whaling Commission fails to find a way forward for whales Agadir, Morocco – 23 June, 2010 Dr Susan Lieberman, director of international policy for the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement today in response the International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) Annual Meeting concluding without any results from the three-year effort to reconcile the impasse between pro-whaling and anti-whaling countries. “We are deeply disappointed that the governments present here, after more than 3 years of intense work, could not reach a solution that will benefit whale conservation. In particular, the lack of sufficient flexibility shown by Japan to phase out its whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary prevented a decision from being adopted. Continuation of the impasse here may retain the whaling moratorium on paper, but unregulated whaling outside of IWC control, by Japan, Norway, and Iceland, will now be able to continue". To continue reading click here
Joint statement by Greenpeace, Pew and WWF at the opening of the annual meeting of the IWC Agadir – 21 June, 2010 WWF, Greenpeace and the Pew Environment Group believe that the IWC's commercial whaling moratorium must be maintained, and we fully support it. We believe that in addition to maintaining the moratorium on commercial whaling, the six fundamental elements we have outlined must also be included in any agreement that emerges from the IWCs meeting in Agadir. The six fundamental elements can be found on the websites of our respective organizations. It is vital that the integrity of the moratorium be secured, and this week’s agreement with the six fundamental elements we are advocating would be a major step in this direction. Without the continuation of the moratorium there is no way a three quarters majority could be attained for an agreement in the IWC, and therefore the maintenance of the moratorium is unquestionable. While the moratorium remains in the schedule, the proposed package would create temporary exceptions to be determined for some species in some areas, and only for those governments that currently undertake commercial whaling. To continue reading click here
Photo op’ & Latest news Monday 21st June – 9h30 am Outside the conference centre in Agadir It’s hot in here! We need to take the heat off the whales Come and pick your Take the heat off the whales fan
and Listen to a message from the Pew Environment Group, Greenpeace and WWF Click here to download the pdf in English For more information: Pew Seeks Landmark Conservation Solutions at Washington – June 16, 2010 Listen to the recording of the Pew, Greenpeace and WWF Telepress Conference. Efforts to finally bring an end to the impasse between pro-whaling and anti-whaling countries in the International Whaling Commission (IWC) will be the focus of the IWC’s Annual Meeting, opening in Agadir, Morocco, on Monday, June 21. The “Save the Whales” campaign of the 1970s and 1980s mobilized governments and the public around the world behind the moratorium on commercial whaling, which was enacted by the IWC in 1982 and implemented in 1986. Twenty-four years later, however, three countries—Japan, Norway and Iceland—continue to kill whales for commercial purposes. Japan hunts under the guise of “scientific whaling,” and Norway and Iceland have filed official objections that allow them to ignore the moratorium. In 2007, the IWC launched a process to find consensus between diametrically opposed views of whale conservation and whaling among its member states. That process is expected to end at this 62nd meeting of the IWC. It is unclear what direction the Commission will take: whether it will agree on a way forward that will improve long-term whale conservation, continue with the status quo or worse. To continue reading click here Joint Statement by Greenpeace, Pew and WWF: 12 May 2010 Cliquez ici pour télécharger la version en français Submission by the Pew Environment Group on the “IWC Proposed Consensus Decision to Improve the Conservation of Whales" Washington- 26 April, 2010 The Pew Environment Group welcomes the following aspects of the “Proposed Consensus Decision to Improve the Conservation of Whales” tabled by the Chair and Vice-Chair of the IWC on 22 April, 2010(1):
To continue reading click here Pew Says Adjusted Compromise on Whaling Falls Short; Previously Agreed Sanctuary Must Be Respected Washington – 22 April, 2010 Susan Lieberman, director of international policy for the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement in response to the proposal released today by the Chair (Cristian Maquieira of Chile) and Vice-Chair (Anthony Liverpool, Antigua and Barbuda) of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The proposal will be considered at the IWC's annual meeting this June, in Agadir, Morocco. “The negotiations on the future of the IWC have moved forward with many potential benefits, but unacceptable provisions remain. The draft compromise would allow whaling by Japan in the waters surrounding Antarctica to continue. The safe haven of the IWC-declared Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary – and the IWC’s moratorium on commercial whaling – should be set in stone, not set aside. To continue reading click here Media Coverage McCully: NZ will not accept IWC whaling proposal
Comments by the Pew Environment Group on the IWC Chair`s Support Group Draft Consensus Decision to Improve the Conservation of Whales 30th March 2010 The Pew Environment Group welcomes the potential in the Support Group’s proposal for:
To fully secure the future for healthy whale populations across the oceans, it is imperative that all of the following elements are included in further deliberations on this matter, and in any final package for consideration: Pew Statement by the Pew Environment Group to the IWC Small Working Group, St Petersburg, Florida 3 March 2010 “Thank you very much for the opportunity to address the Commission today. I am speaking on behalf of the Pew Environment Group. We appreciate the hard work and efforts of the members of the Support Group, and recognize that there are some positive elements within the document, including:
To continue reading click here Pew says proposed IWC compromise fails to secure a future for whales Washington – 22 February, 2010 Susan Lieberman, director of international policy for the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement today in response to recent efforts to resolve the impasse at the International Whaling Commission. “The proposed compromise released today by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) fails to respect both the IWC’s 1994 declaration of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary as well as the IWC’s 28-year-old moratorium on commercial whaling. However, it contains many positive elements for whale conservation that finally bring the IWC into the 21st century. “The Southern Ocean – the environmentally sensitive waters around Antarctica – must be respected as off-limits to any whaling today as well as 10 years from now. We are disappointed that the proposed compromise issued today validates Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean. To continue reading click here
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