Over one million whales, dolphins and porpoises killed by Japan's fishing industry in 70 years. And the persecution continues.
… Japan - end the cetacean slaughter! Oliver Tickell | 31st October 2013 News Japan Whales Ocean Fish Pollution Over one … whales, dolphins and porpoises killed by Japan's fishing industry in 70 years. And the …
The Kindai tuna, bred by scientists at Kinki University, may lead the way for future large-scale tuna farms. Tom Edathikunnel investigates whether the idea really is preferable to overfishing
… Kindai Tuna Farm Kinki University Osaka Japan Food And Farming Fish Natural World … the idea really is preferable to overfishing Japanese scientists at Kinki University - based in Osaka, Japan - have unveiled a brand new tuna …
Richard Ellis celebrates the beauty of one of nature’s most miraculous, and least appreciated creatures – the bluefin tuna.
… north Pacific, migrating from California to Japan and back, sometimes detouring as far … its dark red flesh is perceived by the Japanese as the most desirable of all fish … part of tuna’s stomach is called 'toro' in Japanese, with ‘O-toro’ considered the most …
Atlantic bluefin tuna could be the first widely eaten species to be banned from being traded internationally. Would it work, and would it set a useful precedent for other species?
… away its international market, particularly Japan, as the catches would only be allowed … but one likely to be strongly opposed by Japan, which has already reportedly been … Unloading frozen tuna carcasses from a Japanese boat in Las Palmas, Spain. (Photo: …
Reporting from the frontline of environmental activism, Andrew Wasley takes a closer look at those who fight the abuse of marine environments.
… Potts were held hostage and beaten by Japanese whalers. Less well-known, Sea … the controversial Taiji dolphin hunt in Japan. Morgan Whorwood and Brooke McDonald … killing – the activists were forced to leave Japan after receiving death threats. More …
Plastic rubbish gets tossed away in far-off places that we rarely get to see. Daisy Dumas assesses its impact on the world's largest floating landfill.
… and similar to rates found off the coast of Japan, where much of the waste originates. … University, who is studying the problem off Japan's coastline, has measured a three-fold …
A new Ecologist-produced film, to be screened at the forthcoming Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in Japan, highlights how the rights of indigenous peoples and their sustainable use of natural resources are being ignored by the Bangladesh Government
… Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in Japan, highlights how the rights of indigenous …
The TPP - Trans-Pacific Partnership - is far more than just a trade agreement. It is a global-scale corporate power grab - anti-people, anti-environment and anti-democratic. And it must be stopped, writes Chris Lang.
… years. The 12 countries are: United States, Japan, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, …
The UK has joined growing European support for Atlantic Bluefin tuna to be declared an endangered species to prevent collapse
… cent of their pre-industrial fishing size. Japanese trade It is estimated that around 80 … cent of Bluefin tuna caught is exported to Japan, where a single fish can sell for as …
A 350-member Citizens' Jury convened to decide on whether a massive nuclear waste dump would benefit South Australia just gave the plans a big 'No!', writes Ian Lowe. SA Premier Weatherill must drop his attempt to reverse that decision with a referendum, and accept the jury's well informed, democratic verdict.
… other countries, suggesting that nations like Japan, South Korea and Taiwan would be willing …
Stories told by Australia's Aboriginal peoples tell of the time, over 10,000 years ago, when the last Ice Age came to an end, and sea levels rose by 120 metres, write Nick Reid & Patrick Nunn. The narratives tally with the findings of contemporary science, raising the question: what is it about Aborigines and their culture than so accurately transmitted their oral traditions across thousands of generations?
… at an indigenous language conference in Japan, we analysed 18 stories from around …
USAID, the UK's DFID and the World Bank are among those covering up for severe human rights abuses against indigenous peoples in Ethiopia's Omo Valley, inflicted during forced evictions to make way for huge plantations, writes Will Hurd. Their complicity in these crimes appears to be rooted in US and UK partnership with Ethiopia in the 'war on terror'.
… Germany, IMF, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain (AECID), …
How pre-industrial societies and cultures mesh together with their host environments.
… respect for Nature, as did Shinto culture in Japan, and Sansin Nature worship in Korea. … organic farming practices in China, Korea and Japan, and how they were based on sustainable … Organic Farming in China, Korea and Japan , Mrs F.H. King, 1911 [20] Johann …
Native Hawaiians and others are gathering today for a peaceful protest at the ground-breaking ceremony for a huge new telescope on the 4,207 meter summit of Hawaii's 'sacred mountain', Mauna Kea.
… National Institutes of Natural Sciences in Japan The National Observatories of the …
Peru, notorious for its brutal exploitation of forests, oil and minerals, theft of indigenous lands and murder of eco-defenders, is an unlikely host for the COP20 climate talks, writes Alexander Reid Ross. Except that Peru's actions reflect the corporate land-grabbing agenda manifest in the false solutions on offer in Lima this week. It's a time for resistance, not compromise!
… through the COP process, and countries like Japan and Australia have shirked the minimal …
The construction of the Don Sahong Dam in Laos PDR must be halted until full information on the project's impacts - in particular the fate of millions of fish that migrate each year through the Hou Sahong channel now being dammed - has been published, writes the Save the Mekong Coalition in this open letter sent today to the project developers.
… Association (Thailand) Mekong Watch (Japan and Southeast Asia) Ms. Ame Trandem (The …
A city fish bar that cares more than most about sustainability; Jemima Roberts puts Soseki to the test to find out whether its food is as good as its principles
… Living Fish Restaurant Reviews Food And Drink Japanese Society Food And Farming … behind an unremarkable City facade, lies the Japanese restaurant Soseki. Dwarfed by the … sourcing policy continues to inspire. Unusual Japanese ingredients – daikon and shiso, for …
More than seven out of ten edible marine species in the EU are over-fished and coastal communities are dying. So you might think new draft reforms would help reverse this trend. Not so, says Victor Paul Borg, who investigates the impact of changes that the community fishermen themselves do not want
… is that tuna commands impressive prices in Japan, and even though mackerel is edible and …
The native Inuit people of the Arctic regions need no convincing of the effects of global warming. As Clare Kendall discovers, they are already suffering its impact
… the Arctic council (Canada, Finland, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United …
For the Canadian Aanishnaabek tribe, who live on a reserve surrounded by chemical plants, there seems no escape. Do they leave, and abandon their past, or stay, and perhaps lose their future? Zoe Cormier investigates
… released a cloud of dioxins; and in Minamata, Japan, after the lake was poisoned with …