Pew Experts RSS Feed. http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx 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. Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:45:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899400092&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Susan Lieberman&WT.rss_a=Pew Reacts to Rio+20 Document&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease 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. Thu, 31 May 2012 14:30:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899395285&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Susan Lieberman&WT.rss_a=Pew Applauds New EU International Trade Protection for Porbeagle Shark&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease 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. Tue, 15 May 2012 13:35:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899388266&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Susan Lieberman&WT.rss_a=Governments Take Weak Stance on the Ocean&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease Learn about how the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development can ensure the long term conservation and sustainable use of high seas marine biodiversity. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/events_detail.aspx?id=85899377042&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Susan Lieberman&WT.rss_a=A Roadmap for Ocean Sustainability&WT.z_contenttype=Event 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. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:20:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899370894&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Susan Lieberman&WT.rss_a=Ocean Life in the Balance: Will Science Overcome Politics at Rio+20 Conference?&WT.z_contenttype=OpinionEditorial High seas recognized as critical for sustainable development in UN process. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:50:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899368840&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Susan Lieberman&WT.rss_a=Pew Encouraged that Ocean Protection is on Rio+20 Agenda&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease <p>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.</p> Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:05:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899366702&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Susan Lieberman&WT.rss_a=Conservation Body Agrees to Protect Silky Sharks&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>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.</p> Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:25:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899366687&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Susan Lieberman&WT.rss_a=ICCAT: Progress, Yes. Success, No.&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease <p>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.</p> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899361613&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Susan Lieberman&WT.rss_a=New Global Assessment Confirms Threat to Tuna&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx