Topic: Nature and the Environment
Polar bear, bluefin tuna trade bans rejected
Reuters Environmental Online Report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Proposed international trade bans on polar bears and Atlantic bluefin tuna failed to pass on Thursday at a 175-nation meeting aimed at protecting endangered species. The United States favored both bans and was disappointed in the vote, but held out hope for passage of a resolution that would ...
Export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna rejected
AP News
Proposed export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna defeated at UN wildlife meetingFishing nations won a victory over environmentalists Thursday when a U.S.-backed proposal to ban export of the Atlantic bluefin tuna was overwhelmingly rejected at a U.N. wildlife meeting. Japan won over scores of poorer nations with ...
Bluefin tuna trade ban fails to pass
Reuters Environmental Online Report
DUBAI (Reuters) - Efforts to protect the Atlantic bluefin tuna suffered a blow on Thursday when dozens of countries voted against a trade ban, drawing condemnation from environmental groups. At the 175-nation meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Doha, 68 countries, opposed a proposal from ...
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