Programs

  • Research on Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling

    AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE-BASED DECISION MAKING IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, WE PROVIDED A GRANT TO INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION (IWC) CONTRACTOR, SELLHEIM ENVIRONMENTAL (BASED IN GERMANY). THE GRANT PAID FOR THE CONTRACTOR'S TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATION AND PER DIEM COSTS AND ENABLED A RESEARCH SURVEY TO BE UNDERTAKEN IN BEQUIA, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES. ABORIGINAL SUBSISTENCE WHALING (ASW) TAKES PLACE IN BEQUIA UNDER THE IWC SCHEDULE AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE IWC TAKES FULL ACCOUNT OF PERSPECTIVES FROM ALL ASW REGIONS WHEN SETTING QUOTAS. THE RESEARCH INVESTIGATED THE HUNTERS' VIEWS ON: (1) HEALTH OF THE STOCK; (2) HARVEST MANAGEMENT; (3) SUBSISTENCE NEEDS; (4) CONDUCT OF THE HUNT; AND (5) OTHER ACTORS AFFECTING THE HARVEST. THE FACTS GATHERED FROM HUNTERS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS PROVIDES ORIGINAL EMPIRICAL DATA ON THEIR NEEDS AND LIFE EXPERIENCES, INFORMATION RELATED TO INDIGENOUS AND HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES, AND IMPORTANT INSIGHTS INTO THE IMPACTS OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES ON LOCAL LIVELIHOODS AND CULTURES. THE RESEARCH HELPS EVALUATE BROADER ASW CONCERNS ABOUT INDIGENOUS AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE OVERARCHING RIGHT OF FOOD SECURITY.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $28.4K

  • Ocean Governance Compliance Support

    AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO PROMOTE GOOD GOVERNANCE OF THE OCEANS, WE PARTICIPATED IN STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING 77 OF THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES (CITES) IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (6-10 NOVEMBER 2023). THE MAIN AGENDA ITEM REGARDING OCEAN GOVERNANCE CONCERNED COMPLIANCE AND CAPACITY-BUILDING RELATED TO SHARKS AND EELS AND FOCUSED ON A LACK OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT DECISIONS TO REGULATE TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES. THIS LIMITS THE ABILITY OF NATIONAL OFFICIALS TO TRACE, TRACK AND IDENTIFY ILLEGAL AND LEGAL TRADE AND TO DEVISE STANDARDIZED, INFORMATIVE NON-DETRIMENTAL FINDINGS REPORTS. IN DISCUSSIONS WITH MEETING DELEGATES AND IN A FORMAL INTERVENTION, WE HELPED IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING AROUND COMPLIANCE ISSUES PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO SHARK LISTINGS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $35.1K

  • Our Ocean 2023 Meeting Participation

    AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO SUPPORT GREATER INTERNATIONAL PROGRESS IN CONSERVING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, WE PARTICIPATED IN THE OUR OCEAN 2023 MEETING IN PANAMA (2-3 MARCH 2023). OUR OCEAN MEETINGS WERE INITIATED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE IN 2014 AND THIS MEETING FOCUSED ON A NUMBER OF AREAS OF ACTION, INCLUDING PROMOTING MARINE PROTECTED AREAS, FOSTERING A SUSTAINABLE BLUE ECONOMY, TACKLING THE CLIMATE CRISIS, SUPPORTING MARITIME SECURITY, ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES, AND COMBATING MARINE POLLUTION SUCH AS PLASTICS. THROUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH DELEGATES FROM GOVERNMENTS AND NGOS, WE HELPED IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING AMONG DELEGATES ON THE NEED TO ESTABLISH SYNERGIES BETWEEN MARINE CONSERVATION AND ARTISANAL FISHERIES. THE OUR OCEAN MEETINGS HAVE SECURED AROUND 2,200 COMMITMENTS AND SPENDING OF $128 BILLION IN MEASURES TO PROTECT THE WORLD'S OCEANS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $16.4K