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The cry of the krill

25 Sep 2024

The cry of the krill

69th IWC – Press release n°2

The Euphausia superba, Antarctica’s superb little crustacean, a pillar of the South Pole ecosystem and a staple food for whales, penguins, seals, petrels and other seabirds, is in danger. It may join the dodos, the American migratory pigeons and the great auks of the North Atlantic, deemed to be innumerable and now extinct because of human voracity and short-sightedness.

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Lima, crucial for whales

20 Sep 2024

Lima, crucial for whales

69th IWC – Press release n°1

The 69th plenary meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) will be held in Lima, Peru, from 23 to 27 September 2024.

A draft resolution on “food security” is submitted for approval to the 88 member countries of the IWC by the Republic of Guinea, with the support of Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, the Republic of Congo, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Cambodia. This project “reaffirms its support for the sustainable use of marine living resources, including whales”.

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(Français) Rapport d’activités et financier

12 Sep 2024

(Français) Rapport d’activités et financier

Only in French.

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(Français) Alain Delon

18 Aug 2024

(Français) Alain Delon

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“On the Trail” n°41, the defaunation bulletin

6 Aug 2024

“On the Trail” n°41, the defaunation bulletin

“On the Trail” n°41
the defaunation bulletin
(pdf, 230 pages – 7.9 Mo)

1,438 events with references, checked, analysed, commented and strengthened
between June 1 and August 31, 2023.
304 iconographic documents, 11 maps and historical archives.

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(Français) Duralex, le verre vert

24 Jul 2024

(Français) Duralex, le verre vert

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(Français) Informations sur les risques sanitaires et environnementaux des feux d’artifices

30 May 2024

Only in French.

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Shell abuse

27 May 2024

Shell abuse

On the 80th commemoration of the Normandy landings, Robin des Bois publishes its 9th inventory of discoveries and blasting of unexploded ordnance after the wars.

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Nuclear security – briefing note

25 Apr 2024

Nuclear security – briefing note

1. Departing St Petersburg, Russia, on 29 February 2024 bound for Philadelphia, USA, the Atlantic Navigator II made an unscheduled stop in Rostock, Germany, on 4 March due to damage to its propeller.

She left Rostock on 19 April after repairs and a customs inspection. This multipurpose cargo ship is carrying 241 containers of birch plywood from the exploitation of Arctic forests and enriched uranium.

Despite the war in Ukraine and tensions between the United States of America and the Russian Federation, trade in nuclear materials has not stopped, and Russian enriched uranium continues to supply fuel for some American nuclear power stations.

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(Français) Nucléaires civil et militaire

24 Apr 2024

(Français) Nucléaires civil et militaire

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