June 20, 2012
Negotiators meeting in Rio, Brazil at the Earth Summit known as Rio+20 have finalized a 49-page document which will now go to Heads of State.
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May 31, 2012
The Pew Environment Group today applauded the European Union for its action to protect the porbeagle shark—which is critically endangered in parts of the North Atlantic—from being killed for its fins and meat.
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May 15, 2012
Susan Lieberman, director of international policy at the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement today in response to the lack of necessary action on high seas biodiversity conservation at the United Nations BBNJ (Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction) meeting, which concluded Friday.
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February 13, 2012
The United Nations has sought to promote the "peaceful use of the seas and ocean, the equitable utilization of their resources, and the study, protection, and preservation of the marine environment," for decades.
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January 11, 2012
High seas recognized as critical for sustainable development in UN process.
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November 19, 2011
An Associated Press story on ICCAT quotes Sue Lieberman, director of international Policy at the Pew Environment Group, and highlights Pew's role in the effort to enact the electronic tracking system for bluefin tuna.
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November 19, 2011
Governments at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have adopted several important provisions that will conserve threatened fish species—such as bluefin tuna and silky sharks, but failed to act on several pressing matters. ICCAT is the international body that manages tuna fisheries across a quarter of the ocean’s surface, including the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
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July 7, 2011
Dr. Susan Lieberman, director of International Policy for the Pew Environment Group, released the following statement in response to the first-ever global species assessment of tuna and billfish.
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November 27, 2010
Agence France-Presse reports on the failure of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna to enact new protections for the bluefin tuna.
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November 27, 2010
The New York Times quotes Susan Lieberman on the lack of progrees made to protect tuna at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.
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November 27, 2010
Shark protections important, but not enough.
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November 22, 2010
The Washington Post reports on the plight of sharks and includes a quote from Sue Lieberman of the Pew Environment Group.
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November 19, 2010
A post on Time's Ecocentric blog quotes the Pew Environment Group's Sue Lieberman on developments at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.
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November 19, 2010
Sue Lieberman of the Pew Environment Group is quoted in this story from Agence France Presse on Japan's calls for stricter limits on bluefin tuna fishing.
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November 19, 2010
Atlantic bluefin tuna are one of the most remarkable fish in the sea. Their amazing biology allows them to dive down to 1,000m and race through the water at extraordinary speeds, migrating thousands of kilometres across the ocean each year. Yet, today, overfishing – some of it illegal, unregulated and unreported – has taken an enormous toll.
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November 18, 2010
It's nor or never for the bluefin tuna, an iconic ocean predator prized as a sashimi delicacy--and being overfished to the edge of extinction. "If we take action now, a thriving and sustainable bluefin fishery may be possible once again in both the western and eastern Atlantic," says Susan Lieberman, director of International Policy at the Pew Environment Group and former chief of the Division of Scientific Authority with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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November 17, 2010
Susan Lieberman is interviewed by the Associated Press for a story about the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas meeting in Paris, France.
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November 15, 2010
A Reuters article on the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas features a quote from the Pew Environment Group's Sue Lieberman.
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October 27, 2010
An Associated Press article on the U.N. Convention on Biodiversity features a quote from the Pew Environment Group's Sue Lieberman.
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June 23, 2010
Talks have broken down which would have cut back on whale hunting by Japan, Norway and Iceland, in large part because whaling in Antarctica would have been severely curtailed.
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June 23, 2010
Talks aimed at moving international whaling from a moratorium to a controlled hunt have broken down and will not resume until next year.
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June 23, 2010
Susan Lieberman, director of international policy for the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement in response to the International Whaling Commission’s Annual Meeting concluding without any results from the three-year effort to reconcile the impasse between pro-whaling and anti-whaling countries.
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June 21, 2010
The deputy chairman of the International Whaling Commission suspended talks about ending the 25 year moratorium on hunting in favor of restricted and monitored hunts by Japan, Norway and Iceland.
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June 18, 2010
An Associated Press article on commercial whaling features a comment by Susan Lieberman of the Pew Environment Group.
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June 16, 2010
Efforts to finally bring an end to the impasse between pro-whaling and anti-whaling countries in the International Whaling Commission (IWC) will be the focus of the IWC’s Annual Meeting, opening in Agadir, Morocco, on Monday, June 21.
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May 29, 2010
A weeklong review by governments from around the world of high seas fisheries policy ended Friday with an agreement to work at stronger actions on shark conservation, overfishing and climate change.
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May 27, 2010
The International Whaling Commission is considering allowing Japan, Iceland and Norway to hunt whales, with limitations, a move being protested by environmentalists in California.
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May 25, 2010
The nation of Palau as well as scientists and environmentalists sounded a warning about collapsing fish stocks and shark finning as a weeklong review of high seas fisheries begins.
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May 24, 2010
As the United Nations meets to discuss the state of high seas fisheries management, two independent, peer-reviewed studies reveal that ineffective international management is undermining the future of high seas fisheries, fish populations and the health of marine ecosystems.
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April 24, 2010
The Washington Post reports on a proposal by the International Whaling Commission to lift a moratorium on commercial whale hunting.
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April 22, 2010
Susan Lieberman, director of international policy for the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement in response to the proposal released by the Chair and Vice-Chair of the International Whaling Commission.
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April 9, 2010
This video press conference features speakers discussing the international failure to protect bluefin tuna.
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March 26, 2010
Need for safeguards intensifies following failed global attempt to prohibit commercial trade in bluefin.
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March 26, 2010
Pew calls conference on global trade in endangered species a major disappointment.
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March 23, 2010
Need for protection intensifies after failed global attempt to prohibit commercial bluefin trade.
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March 19, 2010
Coverage of CITES from The Washington Post, including a comment from Susan Lieberman of the Pew Environment Group.
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March 18, 2010
Pew Urges ICCAT to Learn its Lesson in Doha and Act to Save This Fish
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March 16, 2010
A segment from The Current about proposls to extend protections for the Atlantic bluefin tuna. The piece includes a comment from Sue Lieberman of the Pew Environment Group.
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March 12, 2010
A Morning Edition clip on efforts to increase protection of endangered species at CITES.
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March 11, 2010
The Independent reports on the critical decision facing participants at CITES regarding the Atlantic bluefin tuna.
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March 5, 2010
An article from The Atlantic on the plight of overfished sharks and effort to extend protection of a number of species as part of the CITES conference.
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March 4, 2010
An article from Time magazine about efforts to save the Bluefin tuna as part of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
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March 4, 2010
An Agence France Presse article on the Atlantic bluefin tuna that features a quote from Sue Lieberman, Deputy Director, International Policy for the Pew Environment Group.
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March 3, 2010
Ground-breaking CITES meeting will focus on marine wildlife, including eight species of sharks.
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March 3, 2010
The Washington Post reports that the U.S. government will announce Wednesday that it supports prohibiting international trade of Atlantic bluefin tuna. The piece quotes Susan Lieberman, director of international policy at the Pew Environment Group.
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March 3, 2010
An article from USA Today about the United States' support for an effort to ban the international trade of bluefin tuna.
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February 22, 2010
An article from the Boston Globe about sushi chefs looking for an alternative to bluefin tuna.
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February 22, 2010
Susan Lieberman, director of international policy for the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement in response to the European Commission’s failure to reach an unqualified decision on the proposal to prohibit international trade of Atlantic bluefin tuna at the upcoming meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
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February 22, 2010
Susan Lieberman, director of international policy for the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement in response to recent efforts to resolve the impasse at the International Whaling Commission.
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February 22, 2010
The Financial Times reports on the European Commission's position on a delayed bluefin tuna ban, quoting Sue Lieberman of the Pew Environment Group.
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February 18, 2010
An article from the Gulf News about bluefin tuna and the CITES convention being held in Doha, Qatar.
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February 3, 2010
Susan Lieberman, director of international policy for the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement in response to a declaration from France of support for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) proposal to prohibit international trade of Atlantic bluefin tuna.
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February 1, 2010
An article from The Peninsula about the 15th Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species being held in Doha, Qatar.
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January 31, 2010
An article from the Gulf Times about the CITES conference being held in Doha, Qatar.
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January 26, 2010
An article by the Financial Times about Italy's decision to back a ban on the fishing of bluefin tuna.
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November 15, 2009
AFP reports on the meetings of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, which refused to end fishing for Atlantic bluefin tuna.
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November 15, 2009
Reuters reports on an international agreement to cut by about a third the quota for Atlantic bluefin tuna.
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November 13, 2009
The Atlantic reports on the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas meetings in Brazil. The piece quotes Susan Lieberman of the Pew Environment Group.
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November 6, 2009
Opening statement at the 21st Regular Meeting of The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna.
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November 6, 2009
Listen to a press briefing about what to expect from the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas meetings November 6 – 15 in Recife, Brazil.
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