Visitors: 217 4 May, 2017 – Geneva, Switzerland: The Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention has failed, for the sixth consecutive time, to reach consensus on addressing chrysotile asbestos and paraquat, both of which are known hazardous substances. The repeated failure of this key Multilateral Environment Agreement has prompted the Director General of […]
Visitors: 390 Iliesa Tora Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Climate Change and Communications of Tonga (MEIDECC) The Government of Tonga has reaffirmed its commitment to the Royal Proclamation of His Majesty King Tupou IV in 1978, by re-declaring that all Tongan waters is declared a Sanctuary for Whales. The reaffirmation was announced by […]
Visitors: 271 Marking a new approach to whale conservation in the Pacific Region, the Whales in a Changing Ocean conference was officially opened this morning in Nuku’alofa, Tonga. The conference aims to assess emerging threats to whales from changes occurring in our oceans, as well as review the ecosystem and economic value of whales in […]
Visitors: 332 [pullquote] “We recognise the value and importance that whales play in our oceans, environment, economy and more importantly, our culture.” Hon Kiriau Turepu, Minister of Environment, Cook Islands [/pullquote] Nuku’alofa, Tonga – The Cook Islands is a beacon of hope at the Whales in a Changing Ocean Conference, now underway in the Kingdom […]