1. Other International Developments.
- Author
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Depledge, Joanna
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ENVIRONMENTAL law , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *WHALING , *CONFERENCES & conventions , *AWARDS , *INTERNATIONAL agencies - Abstract
The article reports on international developments relevant to environmental law and policy. The International Whaling Commission's 57th annual meeting which was held in June 2005 in Ulsan, Republic of Korea, has focused on issues on anti-whaling and pro-whaling nations. The meeting also discussed issues on conservation and on proposals to lift the 20-year moratorium on commercial whaling. In other news, the Elisabeth Mann Borgese Medal was awarded by the President of the International Ocean Institute to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
- Published
- 2005