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South Korean government scraps whale meat factory on eve of hosting IWC

Last edited 15 June 2005 at 8:00am
15 June, 2005

With dramatic timing a planned whale and dolphin meat processing factory due to be built in the host city of this years International Whaling Commission (IWC) has been shelved. The decision, reported in the South Korean publication The Hankyoreh comes just days before this years IWC negotiations on conserving whale stocks begins.

Article tagged as: dolphins, IWC, oceans, press releases, south korea, whaling

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Secret Korean whale-butchery plans exposed

Last edited 7 April 2005 at 8:00am
7 April, 2005

Secret plans by the South Korean Government to build a whale and dolphin meat processing factory, despite an international ban on whaling, have been exposed today (7 April) by Greenpeace.

The factory is planned to be built in the very city that will host this year's meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), the body set up to halt the loss of whale populations. Historically known as the 'City of Whales', the south-east port of Ulsan will host the IWC meeting in June.

Article tagged as: direct actions, dolphins, IWC, oceans, press releases, south korea, whaling

Heaviest rain in South Korea for 37 years

Posted by bex — 19 July 2001 at 8:00am - Comments
Climate change: English country floods

Climate change: English country floods

The death toll in South Korea from the heaviest rain in 37 years rose to 40 on Monday as rescue workers sifted through the wreckage left by the downpour. The rain, which was most severe in the area of the capital, Seoul, followed months of unprecedented drought and triggered floods and landslides.

Article tagged as: climate change, disasters, flooding, impacts, landslides, precipitation, south korea

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