Environmental & conservation news: Africa
14 Nov 2008
Europe sits on damning bluefin tuna report
A European fisheries report demonstrating continuing widespread infringements by bluefin tuna fleets despite increased fleet surveillance in the Mediterranean has been delayed until after the conclusion of next week's key international tuna commission meeting to decide on a new management regime for the fishery.
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11 Nov 2008
Chinese wildlife consumption on the rise
The consumption of threatened species is on the rise in China again following a brief hiatus owing to fears surrounding the SARS virus in 2003.
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05 Nov 2008
Pirates taking heavy toll of toothfish
The future of the Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish and the highly valuable fishery concentrated in the Southern Ocean is under significant pressure from illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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03 Nov 2008
Targets and timelines needed for Africa’s new sustainability roadmap
More protected areas, respect for indigenous populations, the sharing of benefits and greater care for forests were all features of a broad sustainability action plan outlined last week by African nations.
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30 Oct 2008
Crisis threatens park, gorillas and people of eastern Congo
The ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has recently intensified and more than half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park are still without security.
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29 Oct 2008
Demand for African natural resources can ensure sustainable use
African nations could turn the demand for their natural resources currently driving deforestation and other destruction into a force for higher returns from sustainable development, WWF has said today.
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29 Oct 2008
Top award for WWF-SA fisheries boss
Dr Samantha Petersen, a biologist with WWF-South Africa, has won a prestigious international award for her research into the impact of commercial fishing on migratory seabirds, sea turtles and sharks. » Read more
27 Oct 2008
Forest boost as poaching boss gets jail
A five-year jail sentence for a notorious elephant poacher could provide a lifeline for wildlife in and around an African rainforest that survived the Ice Age.
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27 Oct 2008
Mediterranean turtle toll threatens survival
As many as 150,000 marine turtles are caught in fishing gear in the Mediterranean Sea every year and one-third of those caught die from suffocation or injuries sustained when caught in the fishing gear or improperly removed from the gear.
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13 Oct 2008
Spain, Japan back bluefin tuna ban
Key fishing state Spain and key tuna market Japan joined with a majority of other countries to back closing the Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna fishery until it can be brought under control and establishing protected areas in the main breeding grounds.
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