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7 fev 2023
The IWC is inviting tenders for an Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling survey of international indigenous and human rights instruments. The closing date for responses is 7 April 2023.
16 jan 2023
After five busy years, Dr Rebecca Lent has decided to stand down as Executive Secretary in 2023. The Commission is therefore recruiting for Dr Lent’s successor.
21 dec 2022
The report of the IWC68 meeting is available now. This was the first gathering of the Commission for four years, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A combination of sub-committee and plenary sessions, the meeting was held over nine days and the Chair’s Report summarises the discussions and outcomes.
13 dec 2022
Los Cóbamos, Sonsonate was the location of El Salvador’s first large whale entanglement response workshop, held last month. The training was facilitated by the IWC and conducted by members of the Mexican Whale Disentanglement Network (RABEN) who also provided specialist equipment.
30 nov 2022
The IWC is participating in a second regional consultation of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Regional Secretariats’ Network, taking place in Accra, Ghana this week.
28 nov 2022
The IWC is participating in a workshop in Muscat, Oman that will consider how conservation can complement development in the Arabian Sea, particularly in the context of the Arabian Sea humpback whale.
15 nov 2022
After a 2-year pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the IWC has resumed in-person entanglement response training with the first workshop completed in Chioggia, Italy.
21 oct 2022
Focus on budget and administration as the IWC Plenary concludes in Slovenia.
20 oct 2022
Summary of developments and decisions on day four of the IWC plenary in Portoroz, Slovenia.
17 oct 2022
News from the first day of the IWC plenary meeting in Portoroz, Slovenia.
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