
- Home
- SAMUDRA News Alerts
SAMUDRA News Alerts
by K. S. Sudhi
June 21, 2012
| Source : The Hindu
| Copyright : 2012, The Hindu
The Red List of threatened species, prepared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has listed 132 species of plants and animals as Critically Endangered, the most threatened category, from India. Plants seemed to be the most thr...
June 21, 2012
| Source : ET
| Copyright : Careers @ TIL
The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives announced at the Rio+20 summit here today it would create the world's biggest marine reserve to protect its fisheries and biodiversity. "I would like to announce today Maldives will become the first country ...
June 21, 2012
| Source : ICSF
| Copyright : 2012, ICSF
At a side event on the ongoing Rio+20, the United Nations Summit on Sustainable Development, the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) organized a session on "Dialogue on the Human Rights Approach to Fisheries", which addressed, in par...
by René Scharer
June 21, 2012
| Source : Terramar
| Copyright : 2012 ICSF
SAMUDRA EXCLUSIVE
Artisanal lobster fishers from Ceará State in northeastern Brazil are pursuing a label which recognizes their responsible fishing practices and the origin of their lobster catches. A June 10 meeting of community leaders from six communities agreed to...
June 20, 2012
| Source : UN News Centre
Thousands of citizens and members of civil society organizations from around the world have been gathering in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to voice their concerns on the issues being discussed at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Developmen...
June 20, 2012
| Source : UN News Centre
More than 100 Heads of State and government today gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the start of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), which seeks to shape new policies to promote global prosperity, reduce poverty and ad...
by David Clarkson
June 19, 2012
| Source : Courtnews.co.nz
| Copyright : Courtnews.co.nz
Fisheries officials in New Zealand estimates up to $1.4 million worth of fish was dumped at sea during the foreign trawler Oyang 75’s two fishing trips off the South Island. The taking of evidence was completed in a formal proof hearing against five ...
by Repeka Nasiko
June 19, 2012
| Source : The Fiji Times
| Copyright : 2004 - 2007, Fiji Times Limited
The emergence of new challenges in the fisheries industry led to the review of Fiji's legal policies that govern this vital sector. Minister for Primary Industry Joketani Cokanasiga made this remark while addressing fellow Fisheries Ministers from the ...
June 18, 2012
| Source : UN News Centre
Sustainable development will not be achieved without empowering women, the head of the United Nations agency tasked with advancing gender equality said today, adding that the importance of their participation must be reflected in all aspects of the outcom...
June 18, 2012
| Source : AP
| Copyright : 2012 The Associated Press
China says it will pull out its fishing boats from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea following a similar move by the Philippines. The standoff at Scarborough Shoal erupted in April when the Philippines accused Chinese fishermen of poaching inside...