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Brussels Unveils Long-Awaited Plan to Overhaul Fisheries |
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Last week’s long awaited European Commission proposal to overhaul the bloc’s policy on fisheries is being criticised by environmentalists and some parliamentarians for failing to do enough to address sustainability issues. The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform proposal - over a year in the making - contains provisions to reduce harvests of the most over-exploited stocks, stop discarding bycatch, and fix quotas for fish stocks on multi-year basis.
Brussels has acknowledged for years that the current system is unsustainable and had requested input from an array of stakeholders to help shape the new rules. Read the complete story from ICTSD.
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HASTINGS: Time to improve the Endangered Species Act
May 18, 2012 - When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law in 1973 by President Nixon, he spoke about the importance of preserving “the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” I believe that goal is as important today as it was back then. However, after nearly 40 years, it’s time to take a fresh, honest look at the law and consider whether there are ways it could be improved to do a better job of protecting and recovering species.
