Pew Whales Commission Reference Documents

The following list of documents has been compiled ahead and as a result of the Pew Whales Commission.

Pew Whales Commission Documents
ENB Summary of the Pew Whales Commission
Opening Speeches
Speaker Presentations
Observer Contributions
Relevant IWC Documents
Other Background Documents

Pew Whales Commission Documents

"Turning the Page: Bringing Whale Conservation into the 21st Century". Context Paper prepared by Pew Whales Commission Secretariat (Version en Français).
"Twelve Issues for the Pew Whales Commission: Review and Options"- Policy Guide prepared by the Pew Whales Commission Secretariat (Version en Français disponible bientôt).
"Additional Elements and Issues Identified by the IWC: Review and Options". Policy Guide prepared by the Pew Whales Commission Secretariat (Version en Français disponible bientôt).

ENB Summary of the Pew Whales Commission

Reporting of the Pew Whales Commission will be carried out by IISD's Reporting Services. Click here for ENB Online reporting of the Pew Whales Commission.

See also previous reporting of the New York and Tokyo Symposia.

Opening Speeches

Opening Speech by H.E. the Secretary of State for Environment, Humberto Rosa.

Speakers Presentations

Dr. W.K. de la Mare, who talked about science and precautionary management (PDF),
Dr. Russel Leaper, who gave an overview of current whaling activities (PDF),
Dr. Al Gillespie, who discussed compliance and enforcement (PDF),
Dr. Susan Lieberman, who presented on different conservation tools (PDF),
Duncan Currie, who talked about UNCLOS and other instruments (PDF).

Observers' Contributions

The following documents have been submitted by Observers to the Secretariat for consideration of the Pew Whales Commission during its deliberations in Lisbon.

Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research:

• "Building a Safety Net" (January 2009).

Greenpeace:

• "The future of the International Whaling Commission: a call to action" (January 2009).

Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS):

• "WDCS Comments on Pew's Third Whales Commission" (January 2009).

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF):

• "WWF Submission to Pew Whales Commission" (January 2009).
• "Matters of substance to be discussed by Small Working Group on the Future of the International Whaling Commission" (May 2008).

Joint statements by various NGOs:

• Comments on 33 issues for discussion by the Small Working Group on the Future of the International Whaling Commission (September 2008)
• "Time to refocus: A constructive vision for the evolution and future of the International Whaling Commission as a cetacean protection organisation" (January 2009).

Relevant IWC Documents

IWC Report on the Small Working Group (SWG) on the Future of the International Whaling Commission, presented by Alvaro de Soto, SWG Chairman, 2 February 2009
IWC Chairman's Summary of the 60 Annual Meeting, Santiago, June 2008.
IWC Chairman's Summary of the Inter Sessional Meeting, Heathrow, March 2008.
IWC Chairman's Summary of the 59 Annual Meeting, Anchorage, May 2007.
IWC 60/16 "Regional Non-Lethal Research Partnerships: a proposal for the Southern Ocean - by Australia", June 2008.
IWC 60/15 "Conservation Management Plans for Improved Cetacean Management - by Australia", June 2008.
IWC 60/Info11 "Whale Conservation and Management: A Future for the IWC (submitted by Australia)", June 2008.
IWC 60/22 "Summary document of available facts and figures on key subjects discussed by the Scientific Committee, submitted by France", June 2008.
Chairman´s Summary of the Pew Tokyo Whale Symposium, January 2008.
Declaration of the Second Latin American Encounter on Cetacean Conservation (In Spanish).
Chairman's Summary of the Pew New York Whale Symposium, April 2007.
Chairman's Summary of the Normalization Meeting, Tokyo, February 2007.

Other Background Documents

• Baker CS, Clapham, P.J. (2004) "The ethics of scientific whaling: issues and alternatives".
• Buenos Aires Declaration (2005) Spanish
• Buenos Aires Declaration (2006) Spanish | English
• Burns, C.G. (2001) "From the Harpoon to the Heat: Climate Change and the International Whaling Commission in the 21st Century".
• Burns, C.G. and Wandesforde-Smith (2002) "The International Whaling Commission and the Future of Cetaceans in a Changing World".
• Burns, C.G. (2004) "The Berlin Initiative on Strengthening the Conservation Agenda of the International Whaling Commission: Toward a New Era for Cetaceans?".
• Corkeron, P.J. (2009) "Marine mammals' influence on ecosystem processes affecting fisheries in the Barents Sea is trivial"
• Corkeron, P.J. (2009) "Reconsidering the science of scientific whaling"
• Instituto de Conservación de Ballenas (ICB) "Whales, a shared resource: First International Workshop on management and non-lethal use of Cetaceans" (Argentina, Sept. 2005) English | Spanish
• International Whaling Commission "Documents for the 59th Annual Meeting of the IWC and related meetings" (Anchorage, May 2007)
• International Whaling Commission "Annotated Provisional Agenda of the 59th Annual Meeting of the IWC" (Anchorage, 28-31st May 2007)
• Ministère français des Affaires étrangères (2007) "Présentation et enjeux actuels de la CBI"
• New Zealand Government (2006) "The Conservation of Whales in the 21st Century".
• Holt, S. (2009) "Opportunity: Needs meet Possibilities".
• Holt, S. (2006) "Whales competing with humans?".
• Papastavrou, V. & Cooke, J. (2006) "Sustainable Use of Oceanic Wildlife: What lessons can be learned from commercial whaling?".
• Parmentier, R (2008) "Vindication"
• Parmentier, R. (2006) "Harpooning a dinosaur".
• Truda Palazzo, J. (1999) "Whose Whales? Developing Countries and the Right to Use Whales by Non-Lethal Means".
• UNEP/CMS (2006) "Migratory Species and Climate Change: Impacts of a Changing Environment on Wild Animals".
• United Kingdom's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2006) " Protecting Whales - A Global Responsibility".
• WDCS (2005) "The RMS - A question of confidence?".
• WDCS (2004) "Troubled Waters - A review of the welfare implications of modern whaling activities".
• WDCS (2007) "The impacts of climate change on marine mammals: early signs of significant problems".
• WWF (June 2005) "Report: Science, profit and politics: Scientific Whaling in the 21st Century"
• WWF (June 2006) "WWF Position on Whaling and the IWC".
• WWF (June 2006) "International Governance of the Conservation and Management of Whales".
• WWF (March 2007) "How is "Ecosystem Based Management" Defined in Global Environmental Agreements?".
  

Links

International Whaling Commission (IWC)
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)
Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB)
IUCN - World Conservation Union Species Programme
IUCN - World Conservation Union Marine Programme

Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)
Greenpeace
Humane Society
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Institute of Cetacean Research
Instituto de Conservación de Ballenas (Whale Conservation Institute, Argentina)
High North Alliance
Japan Whaling Association
Krill Count!
Ocean Alliance
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS)
Whaling Library
Wildlife Committee, American Branch of the International Law Association
World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)
Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)

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