Shallow Argument
Malakoff, D. (Oct 2, 2011) Shallow Argument. Conservation Magazine. (Article) https://www.conservationmagazine.org/2011/10/shallow-argument/… Read more
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A Pet Hard to Cuddle Up To
Himelstein, L. (Aug 17, 2011) A Pet Hard to Cuddle Up To. The Wall Street Journal. (Article) https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904253204576512233392444442… Read more
CITES, conservation, and geopolitics
By Dr. Amanda Vincent There it is. I have survived another week of UN negotiations on wildlife trade. And emerged content. I’ve been in Geneva to contribute to the technical working group on animals for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES. It meets to execute the will of …
Experts to boost marine conservation in the Philippines
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — On June 27-29, 2011, leading international and Filipino scientists and resource managers will meet in Cebu City to address one of the Philippines’ most intractable problems: how best to protect the nation’s internationally significant waters against rampant overexploitation. Organized by Project Seahorse Foundation (PSF), the Marine Protected Area (MPA) Workshop will …
El Santo Niño of the coral reef
By Dr. Amanda Vincent I heard a profoundly important yet humorous anecdote at the workshop we are leading in Cebu, Philippines. Project Seahorse has gathered colleagues from many sectors for a discussion around our research findings on marine protected areas (MPAs) under the mantra of “MPAs in the Philippines: Ever more, ever better.” We are delighted that …
UK-based Project Ocean to create marine safe havens
GMA News. (May 25, 2011) UK-based Project Ocean to create marine safe havens. GMA News Online. (Article) https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/cbb/content/221587/uk-based-project-ocean-to-create-marine-safe-havens/story/… Read more
NOTES FROM IMCC 2011: The Whitley connection
By Dr. Amanda Vincent I was delighted this week to have a chance to meet two other conservationists who have won Whitley Awards for grassroots nature conservation: Deepak Apte from India and Rachel Graham from Belize. Having won the first of these awards in 1994, back in the mists of time, I have a strong interest in …
NOTES FROM IMCC 2011: Some thoughts on CITES
By Dr. Amanda Vincent So, how can we ensure that the commercial trade of marine life doesn’t damage wild populations? I am writing this while sitting in a discussion group with a bunch of other scientists, most of whom who have spent years working with CITES, a UN convention that controls exports of species that are …