May 19, 2015 | environment, Global Public Goods, Human safety, Passage au crible (English)
By Valérie Le Brenne
Translation: Lawrence Myers
Passage au crible n° 126
On April 6, 2015, the Thunder sank in the waters of São Tomé and Principe. Accused of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) and suspected of human trafficking, this vessel flying the Nigerian flag was the subject of a purple notice given by Interpol in 2003. The captain of the Bob Barker – a Sea Shepherd ship launched in pursuit of the poacher more than one hundred days ago – immediately declared that it was a matter of scuttling.
Mar 15, 2015 | European Union, Global Public Goods, Human rights, International migrations, North-South, Passage au crible (English)
By Catherine Wihtol de Wenden
Translation: Lawrence Myers
Passage au crible n° 125
The end of 2014 and the beginning of 2015 were the setting for new migratory catastrophes in the Mediterranean. In the South of the peninsula, the Italian coast guard intercepted two cargo ships, abandoned by the smugglers who had chartered them.
Nov 25, 2014 | environment, Global Public Goods, Passage au crible (English)
By Weiting Chao
Translation: Lawrence Myers
Passage au crible n°119
On September 21, 2014, hundreds of thousands of people protested in major cities around the world in favor of the fight against global warming. Led primarily by the NGO Avaaz-Le Monde en Action…
Oct 14, 2014 | environment, Global Public Goods, Passage au crible (English)
By Valérie Le Brenne Translation: Lawrence Myers
From September 11-18, 2014, the IWC (International Whaling Commission) convened in Portorož, Slovenia for its 65th biannual meeting. During this gathering which brought together nearly 90 states…
Dec 2, 2013 | environment, Global Public Goods, Passage au crible (English), Security
By Clément Paule
Translation: Marion Marchet
Passage au crible n°98
The removal of more than 1,500 nuclear fuel rods immersed in the reactor 4’s pool of Fukushima Daiichi’s damaged plant – a huge enterprise expected to last about a year – has started…
Apr 2, 2013 | environment, Global Public Goods, Passage au crible (English)
By Valérie Le Brenne
Translation: Anton Stzepourginski
Passage au crible n°87
Between the 3rd and the 14th of March 2013, Bangkok held the 16th conference of the parties to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)…
