Comments for United Nations - Nippon Foundation Fellowship Alumni

Comment on June 8th is World Oceans Day! by Francois Bailet

Francois Bailet — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:28:34 +0000

There are a lot of Oceans Day initiatives out there, and that is fantastic news as it means awareness is increasing. But note that the day was recognized as a “world” day by the United Nations General Assembly, and that the UN website for Oceans Day is: http://www.un.org/Depts/los/reference_files/worldoceansday.htm

Let’s keep the momentum!

Comment on Maritime conference: Beyond piracy. Dar es Salaam Tanzania, 18-20 September 2013. by Mohammad Mohiuddin

Mohammad Mohiuddin — Thu, 30 May 2013 10:54:45 +0000

Really its a great opportunity for all of our alumni.

Comment on Fellows’ Report: Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole on the Regular Process by Cecilia

Cecilia — Tue, 28 May 2013 19:09:29 +0000

This is an awesome report! Thank you fellows for the hard work!
Cecilia

Comment on Alumni Voice: Tatiana Ome on Maritime Cultural Heritage by Francois Bailet

Francois Bailet — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:03:15 +0000

I fully agree, this topic is becoming more and more important as managers and policy makers (finally) realize that “people with their feet in the water” are an integral part of managing the Ocean. The tangible and intangible aspects of cultural heritage can be very powerful avenues for fostering stewardship and beyond. Tatiana and Catalia Garcia (also from Colombia) both have very important contributions to this subject and I hope more will come.

Comment on A Topic to Reflect on Earth Day: Land-Based Debris in the Marine Environment by Andi

Andi — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:02:34 +0000

Thanks for the information. This is interesting.

Comment on On Marine Debris: Film on its Impacts on Midway Island Birds by Cecilia Engler

Cecilia Engler — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:59:39 +0000

Mariamalia Rodriguez: And to inform a bit more about these garbage patches (at least 5, in which the plastic accumulates in subtropical gyres, due to the convergence of currents), the Ocean Health Index has posted this information :http://www.oceanhealthindex.org/News/StoriesWhat_Does_the_Garbage_Patch

Comment on Alumni Voice – A chapter in the Biodiversity Losses: Invasive Species by Joy

Joy — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:21:44 +0000

I wonder if this issue is also raised sufficiently in in-country biosecurity programs.

Comment on Alumni Voice – A chapter in the Biodiversity Losses: Invasive Species by Joy

Joy — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:20:56 +0000

Thank you for a well researched article. Invasive species are a menace. Hope you are able to bring about a stronger regime through your work. All the best.

Comment on 100 Million Sharks Killed Every Year by Joy

Joy — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:15:20 +0000

Good work. Some of these species have been on the CITES agenda for almost 10 years before being voted in favour of listing.

Comment on 100 Million Sharks Killed Every Year by Cecilia Engler

Cecilia Engler — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:03:08 +0000

As CITES meeting ends, the participants confirmed protective measures for oceanic whitetip, scalloped hammerhead, great hammerhead, and smooth hammerhead sharks, and porbeagle shark. This is a very successful meeting, considering that it was already a third attempt to put porbeagle shark under CITES protection!

According to news reports, Japan attempted to reopen the debate on oceanic whitetip while Granada attempted to avoid protection for hammerhead sharks. However, they narrowly failed to gain the needed majority.

Freshwater sawfish and manta rays were also addedd to CITES Apendix II during the 16th Conference of the Parties to CITES.

A long battle to protect sharks…. but perseverance paid off!