U.N. needs more muscle in environment fight: study
Reuters - October 29, 2009 - The United Nations needs to beef up and better coordinate efforts to help fight threats such as climate change, deforestation or over-fishing, two experts said on Thursday.
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Maldives cabinet holds underwater meeting
CBC - October 17, 2009 - Cabinet ministers in the Maldives held an underwater meeting Saturday to draw attention to the threat global warming poses to the lowest-lying nation on earth.
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Madagascar accused of profiting from illegal timber
Reuters, Oct 3, 2009 - Madagascar's cash-strapped government has opened the door for criminal syndicates to plunder the Indian Ocean island's precious natural resources, conservation groups said on Saturday.
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Conference on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
For nearly 20 years, the staff of The Humane Society of Canada have actively participated in the administration and enforcement of CITES, an United Nations treaty to which 175 nations, including Canada (which was a founding member) are signatories. CITES stands for the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species and is the most important wildlife treaty in the world.
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HSC Wildlife Guardian Packages
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The Humane Society of Canada (HSC) Partners with Groupon's G-Team to Help Save Animals
Dear Friend of the Animals,
We are excited to announce that The Humane Society is being featured on Groupon.com with a G-Team campaign starting today November 8 until November 11th! Launched in November of 2008, Groupon is a website that features unbeatable daily deals -- 50 to 90% off - on the best local goods, services and cultural events in more than 500 markets and 46 countries worldwide.
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Feeding Birds Benefits Everyone Says The Humane Society of Canada
Cold weather and snow is making its’ seasonal appearance over much of Canada making it increasingly difficult for birds to find enough food. The Humane Society of Canada (HSC) says that people and birds can both benefit when humans assist their feathered friends by supplying them with a continual supply of quality bird feed.
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Fundraiser for Animals Asia
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Crisis in Tripoli's Zoo
Caught up in the middle of someone else' s war, and abandoned during the conflict going on right now in Libya, the animals at the Tripoli Zoo are in dire straits, faced with a lack of both food and fresh water, only 10 of the zoo's 200 strong staff have returned, and are struggling to care for the animals, who are hungry and terrified by the sounds of gunfire, exploding bombs and aircraft screaming through the sky overheaed. For CNN's latest coverage please click on CNN's article War's forgotten: Tripoli Zoo animals suffer, lacking food, water.
The Humane Society of Canada, whose staff have hard won experience working in war zones to help animals, is working right now to get badly needed support and supplies into the zoo to assist the beleagured animals and their caretakers. In just one instance, HSC Chairman & CEO, Michael O'Sullivan mounted a relief mission in cooperation with the Canadian Armed Forces, British and American forces to look after the animals abandoned at Kuwait City Zoo during the first Gulf War.
Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC)
The International Whaling Commission is the international regulatory body for whaling on the open seas. It was created following the signing of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling in Washington, DC in 1946. The first annual meeting of the IWC took place in London, UK in 1949. The main function of the IWC is to govern whaling practices by providing protection to species, designating whale sanctuaries, funding & promoting research on whales and determining quotas.
This year's Annual Meeting of the IWC is taking place on the island of Jersey, United Kingdom July 2011
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