Posted by Dave (in Anchorage, Alaska)
Now, I wouldn’t normally do this – but I reckon that this statement has a fair whack of power to it, and states exactly what Greenpeace wants from the International Whaling Commission – Dave
Greenpeace Opening Statement
International Whaling Commission 59
28 May, 2007
Anchorage, Alaska
We are pleased to be in Anchorage to observe the 59th annual meeting of the IWC and hope that the near continuous daylight will inspire and invigorate those who wish to modernise the IWC for its necessary role in the 21st century.
To make this possible, the relentless drive to resume commercial whaling must end. Commercial whaling brings no conservation benefits to whales or the oceans whatsoever. It has no role to play in the world economy or sustainable development and poverty alleviation. But while the IWC is distracted by an increasingly polarized debate over commercial whaling, some whale populations are slipping towards extinction.
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