Fürst Albert II. von Monaco (50) hat 2009 offiziell zum Jahr des Gorillas erklärt. Zum Auftakt der fünftägigen Konferenz der Uno-Konvention zur Erhaltung wandernder Tierarten (CMS) in Rom eröffnete der Fürst gestern die Kampagne. Hauptanliegen sei die Umsetzung eines Abkommens zum Schutz der Menschenaffen ...
Konvention zur Erhaltung wandernder Tierarten
02.12.2008 - Hamburger Abendblatt
Countries that are home to gorillas have pledged to monitor how laws against harming the animals are being implemented on the ground. Most gorilla range states have laws against poaching, but environment groups say enforcement is often lax. The agreement came on the final day of discussions in Rome on an international gorilla action plan that came into force earlier this year. With most populations falling, the UN has made 2009 the Year of the Gorilla. This week's talks, held during the UN Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) meeting, were aimed at turning the intentions of the action plan into firm measures ...
Gorilla states in poaching pledge
05.12.2008 - BBC
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