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60th International Whaling Commission meeting in Santiago, Chile

Impacts of climate change on Antarctic whales

The 60th meeting of the International Whaling Commission took place in Santiago, Chile.

The location of the 2008 meeting provided an opportunity to not only highlight the important issues pertaining to cetacean conservation in South America, but  also allowed greater participation of scientists and civil society from the region.

Read more about WWF's positioning and participation in meeting:

News from IWC 2008

Atlantic white-sided dolphin

Slow swimming whale meeting makes climate change breakthrough

The International Whaling Commission adopted a major climate change resolution on the last day of its 61st meeting, although it failed to take decisions on contentious whaling issues after days of negotiations that have hampered its progress in recent years.

Posted on 26 June 2009 | 4 comments | Read more

Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Black Sea, Crimea, Ukraine

Disappearing dolphins clamour for attention at whale summit

Small whales are disappearing from the world’s oceans and waterways as they fall victim to fishing gear, pollution, and habitat loss – compounded by a lack of conservation measures such as those developed for great whales, according to a new WWF report.

Posted on 24 June 2009 | Read more

Peter Garrett, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts (far right), with Dr. Lorenzo Rojas, IWC commissioner for Mexico (C), and Mamadou Diallo of WWF West-Africa Marine Ecoregional Programme (left).

Australia pledges big funds for small whale conservation

Australia on Wednesday pledged AU$500,000 (€284,927) to help save the world’s small whales as part of a major contribution to the International Whaling Commission.

Posted on 24 June 2009 | 1 comments | Read more

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