Tag: WWF

A new IMO e-learning course has been launched to support all stakeholders in the maritime supply chain to address wildlife trafficking by ship. 

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Clean Arctic Alliance are advocating for several key measures at the International Maritime Organization's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 82), taking place 30 September to 4 October, 2024, to protect Arctic marine environments.

According to World Shipping Council, ten organisations have joined forces to combat illegal wildlife trafficking through increasing awareness and vigilance across global supply chains.

IMO has welcomed the landmark agreement on a new oceans treaty to protect marine biodiversity on the high seas. Negotiators from more than 100 countries completed a UN treaty to protect the high seas on Saturday 5 March 2023, a long-awaited step that environmental groups say will help reverse marine biodiversity losses and ensure sustainable development.

WWF welcomed the approval of new Polar Code regulations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s 106th session of the Maritime Safety Committee held 2-11 November 2022 in London. These new Polar Code regulations will extend the rules on navigation and voyage planning to cover fishing vessels, private yachts and smaller cargo vessels operating in Arctic waters.

On the 13 of May 2022, the 46th Meeting of the Facilitation Committee (FAL46) of the IMO adopted new ‘Guidelines for the Prevention and Suppression of the Smuggling of Wildlife on Ships Engaged in International Maritime Traffic’.

Nearly 40 European NGOs, including Greenpeace and WWF, urged the European Union to end support for crop-based biofuels to alleviate pressure on food and feed commodities.

CMA CGM, a French container transportation and shipping company, singed an agreement with World Wide Fund (WWF) France, as an effort to achieve shipping and logistics decarbonization.

During 2021, WWF’s Arctic Programme made review to identify gaps and challenges in implementing the Polar Code. It revealed that the code does not go far enough in preventing accidents or pollution that could have catastrophic consequences for marine life in Arctic waters.

According to a report by WWF, Canadian shipping alone contributed eight million tonnes of CO2 in 2019, with the organization noting that there is a need for better understanding of both emissions and impacts resulting from shipping activity in the Canadian waters.