Il 31 marzo scorso la Corte di Giustizia Internazionale ha emesso il suo verdetto sul programma di caccia alle balene “per fini scientifici” portato avanti dal Giappone nel Southern Ocean Sanctuary (Oceano Antartico) ai sensi dell’Articolo VIII della ICRW (Convenzione Internazionale per la Regolamentazione della Caccia alla Balena) ed aspramente contestato dallo Stato australiano, ilContinue reading “The Whaling in the Antarctic case: a landmark judgment and its potential implications”
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Comments on Goal 9 of the UNSDSN draft report Indicators for SDGs
After the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network unveiled its Action Agenda for Sustainable Development in June 2013, suggesting ten operational priorities for the post-2015 development agenda and proposing 10 goals (the so-called Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs) with 30 associated targets to replace the expiring Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) , intensive work has been conducted by the 12 ThematicContinue reading “Comments on Goal 9 of the UNSDSN draft report Indicators for SDGs”
Rapporto ISPRA sulla Direttiva #Habitat
Just a thought: io, primate
Poco dopo aver letto su The Guardian di questo incredibile field study condotto nella Repubblica Democratica del Congo ed essermi letteralmente bloccato ad osservarne i video, sono andato a ripescare Gaps in the Mind, l’introduzione di Richard Dawkins al volume del 1993 The Great Ape Project che introduceva la filosofia dell’omonimo movimento (vedi http://www.projetogap.org.br/en/). AlContinue reading “Just a thought: io, primate”
A look at CITES’ procedures and effectivity
by Dario Piselli, Greening USiena coordinator Since one of the most incendiary CITES meeting ever has wrapped up in Bangkok earlier this week, an in-depth look is needed in order to have a clear picture of how the conservation measures adopted by the Plenary could influence the international trade of those species that have been driven onContinue reading “A look at CITES’ procedures and effectivity”
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