Atlantic bluefin tuna is in crisis and clearly meets the criteria for a total ban on international trade, the head of the UN wildlife trade organisation said on Saturday. Duration: 00:48(AFPTV/Qatar TV)... [more »]
Date: 13 March 2010, 1:31 pm
A graphic on the blue fin tuna catch. Atlantic bluefin tuna is in crisis and clearly meets the criteria for a total ban on international trade, the head of the UN wildlife trade organisation said on Saturday.(AFP/Graphic)... [more »]
Date: 13 March 2010, 1:31 pm
Interactive graphic on endangered species as CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) prepares for a March 13-25 meeting in the Qatari capital Doha.(AFP iactiv)... [more »]
Date: 13 March 2010, 1:31 pm
Qatar's Minister of Enivronment Abdallah bin Mubarak al-Maadhadi (R) talks to the head of the UN wildlife trade organisation, Willem Wijnsteker, during the opening session of the triennial meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endan…... [more »]
Date: 13 March 2010, 1:31 pm
The head of the UN wildlife trade organisation Willem Wijnsteker addresses the opening session of the triennial meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Doha. Atlantic bluefin tuna is in crisis and clearly mee…... [more »]
Date: 13 March 2010, 12:37 pm
Graphic on blue fin tuna catch. The fate of bluefin tuna, African elephants and polar bears will be topping the agenda on Saturday as the top UN body with the power to ban trade in endangered species gathers for a summit in Doha.(AFP/null)... [more »]
Date: 13 March 2010, 6:26 am
A fishermen hauling out tuna in Zahara de los Atunes, southern Spain. The fate of bluefin tuna, African elephants and polar bears will be topping the agenda as the top UN body with the power to ban trade in endangered species gathers for a summit in…... [more »]
Date: 13 March 2010, 6:26 am
File picture shows a fishmonger cutting up a large tuna at his shop in Tokyo's Tsukiji market. The only UN body with the power to ban trade in endangered animals and plants starts a triennial meeting in Doha on Saturday with bluefin tuna, African…... [more »]
Date: 13 March 2010, 2:25 am
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