UNEP/CMS rallies further support for the オプショナルツアー ドルフィン Year of the Dolphin
Bonn, 16 August 2007 - “The reported extinction of the Chinese River Dolphin in 2006 shows the threats facing dolphins as a whole. This alarm signal will spur increasing conservation efforts for all 38 of the remaining dolphin species, freshwater and marine alike during the オプショナルツアー ドルフィン Year of the Dolphin (YoD)”, said Mr. Robert Hepworth, Executive Secretary of CMS.
UNEP/CMS and its partners ACCOBAMS, ASCOBANS, the Whale andDolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) and TUI consider the loss of thismammal as a wake-up call to signal growing man made threats to whalesand dolphins. The YoD Partners look to Governments and the PrivateSector to work together in preventing further habitat degradation,chemical and noise pollution, incidental bycatch and the many otherdangers facing our whales, dolphins and porpoises.
The オプショナルツアー ドルフィン Year of the Dolphin is a special campaign during 2007. It has prompted actions to highlight
the plight of dolphins world-wide. For example thousands of Dolphin Manuals and other relevant
materialfeaturing the オプショナルツアー ドルフィン Year of the Dolphin have been distributed by the foundingpartners to raise awareness among children of dolphins around theMediterranean, the Black Sea and in the Caribbean. A workshop onfisheries will be funded following the recent launch of the campaign inCrete, Greece to reduce interactions between cetaceans and fisheries.The dolphin
has been featured as the predominant theme in children’s literature from Italy to Nepal.
Passengersin Europe and Asia will have the opportunity to study reports on thecampaign in inflight magazines . Film producers will document progressmade during the campaign. TUI’s partner in Kenya organized a majorevent in Mombasa in cooperation with CMS and Kenya Wildlife Service(KWS) to raise awareness on dolphins. As a contribution to responsibleecotourism, new guidelines for whale watching were given to KWS MarinePark Chief Wardens for implementation along the Kenyan coast. They wereproduced as a direct result of the Kenyan YoD campaign. The campaignwas also prominently advertised during the 2007 Grand Prix in Monaco.
Raisingawareness and education will be at the centre of the dolphin week atschools in the Netherlands and Belgium in October. In France, Sailorsfor Dolphins is hoisting the campaign flag fly in the rig of sailingboats competing during international regattas.
Conservation bodies, universities and municipalities in Portugal are commemorating the Year of
theDolphin in the media on Children’s Day, Nature Conservation Day andWorld Animal Day. The Dolphin Fund, established by the Coastal Union,the European Cetacean Society and NatureNet Europe is promotingconservation projects in Europe. Backstreet Boys singer and
オプショナルツアー ドルフィン Year of the Dolphin Ambassador Nick Carter will start supporting initiatives, amongst which a
dedicated website, dolphin video and dolphin song.
Ithas become even more crucial for the Convention and its partners tosupport vital research and develop relevant agreements with a view toensuring conservation on a global scale. CMS and its partners willnegotiate a new agreement on West African cetaceans in Tenerife, inOctober. Based on international cooperation, a global network ofagreements will ensure the efficient conservation of these migrantsacross the world’s seas. The Agreement on the Conservation on Cetaceansof the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic areahassubmitted a new proposal for large areas of protection in theMediterranean and Black Seas for some of the world’s most threatenedwhale and dolphin populations to be discussed at its next Meeting ofthe Parties in October.
CMS is working with governments,conservation bodies, industries and individuals around the world toprevent a similar loss for biodiversity from happening again. Raisingawareness of threats to dolphins and negotiating regional agreementsare crucial steps to help restore populations of endangered dolphinspecies on a regional and international level.
Contact:
UNEP/CMS Secretariat
Veronika Lenarz
Hermann-Ehlers-Str. 10
53113 Bonn, Germany
T. +49 228 815-2409
F. +49 228 815-2449
vlenarz@cms.int
www.cms.int
www.yod2007.org
The オプショナルツアー ドルフィン Year of the Dolphin is a special campaign during 2007. It has prompted actions to highlight
the plight of dolphins world-wide. For example thousands of Dolphin Manuals and other relevant
materialfeaturing the オプショナルツアー ドルフィン Year of the Dolphin have been distributed by the foundingpartners to raise awareness among children of dolphins around theMediterranean, the Black Sea and in the Caribbean. A workshop onfisheries will be funded following the recent launch of the campaign inCrete, Greece to reduce interactions between cetaceans and fisheries.The dolphin
has been featured as the predominant theme in children’s literature from Italy to Nepal.
Passengersin Europe and Asia will have the opportunity to study reports on thecampaign in inflight magazines . Film producers will document progressmade during the campaign. TUI’s partner in Kenya organized a majorevent in Mombasa in cooperation with CMS and Kenya Wildlife Service(KWS) to raise awareness on dolphins. As a contribution to responsibleecotourism, new guidelines for whale watching were given to KWS MarinePark Chief Wardens for implementation along the Kenyan coast. They wereproduced as a direct result of the Kenyan YoD campaign. The campaignwas also prominently advertised during the 2007 Grand Prix in Monaco.
Raisingawareness and education will be at the centre of the dolphin week atschools in the Netherlands and Belgium in October. In France, Sailorsfor Dolphins is hoisting the campaign flag fly in the rig of sailingboats competing during international regattas.
Conservation bodies, universities and municipalities in Portugal are commemorating the Year of
theDolphin in the media on Children’s Day, Nature Conservation Day andWorld Animal Day. The Dolphin Fund, established by the Coastal Union,the European Cetacean Society and NatureNet Europe is promotingconservation projects in Europe. Backstreet Boys singer and
オプショナルツアー ドルフィン Year of the Dolphin Ambassador Nick Carter will start supporting initiatives, amongst which a
dedicated website, dolphin video and dolphin song.
Ithas become even more crucial for the Convention and its partners tosupport vital research and develop relevant agreements with a view toensuring conservation on a global scale. CMS and its partners willnegotiate a new agreement on West African cetaceans in Tenerife, inOctober. Based on international cooperation, a global network ofagreements will ensure the efficient conservation of these migrantsacross the world’s seas. The Agreement on the Conservation on Cetaceansof the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic areahassubmitted a new proposal for large areas of protection in theMediterranean and Black Seas for some of the world’s most threatenedwhale and dolphin populations to be discussed at its next Meeting ofthe Parties in October.
CMS is working with governments,conservation bodies, industries and individuals around the world toprevent a similar loss for biodiversity from happening again. Raisingawareness of threats to dolphins and negotiating regional agreementsare crucial steps to help restore populations of endangered dolphinspecies on a regional and international level.
Contact:
UNEP/CMS Secretariat
Veronika Lenarz
Hermann-Ehlers-Str. 10
53113 Bonn, Germany
T. +49 228 815-2409
F. +49 228 815-2449
vlenarz@cms.int
www.cms.int
www.yod2007.org