Dear Marmamers,
We are pleased to announce that a full report on the recent World Whale Conference (25-26 October 2012) is now available. The conference was attended by
delegates representing the NGO sector, whale watching industry, private
enterprise, and the general public from across Europe, USA, Canada, New
Zealand, Japan, and beyond. The World Whale Conference met to discuss and agree the development of a new global partnership of stakeholders
working with and for whales and dolphins. It aims to empower the widest
possible community in actively bringing about change that will benefit
cetaceans and their habitats worldwide.
Delegates gathered to discuss two questions:
- How can we achieve more to protect whales & dolphins by working together?
- Could a focus on the places where whales most need our help (Areas of Concern) be the catalyst?
Discussions focused on the development of a free collaborative mapping tool available to everybody online. This tool will enable stakeholders from around the world to identify their ‘Areas of Concern’ for cetaceans. These 'Areas' would
then be linked to communities willing to work in partnership to solve the issues affecting cetaceans in those
locations. The conference delegates agreed to continue to develop the concept of the mapping outreach tool, and identified three location-based issues to focus upon as an urgent priority in the 12 months leading to the Second World Whale Conference.
For a full summary of the conference please follow this link.
http://www.savethewhalesreloaded.org/?page_id=347
For further information please contact dylan@planetwhale.com
Regards
Dylan Walker
skype: planet.whale
together we are the global voice for whales and dolphins