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5/10/2006

 

IWC 2006: Tuvalu sticks to what it believes in

Tuvalu can stand proud as a nation after it's officials rejected NZ Conservation Minister Chris Carter's meddling in their democratic processes.

Tuvalu confirms sustainable whaling policy

Posted at 03:28 on 09 May, 2006 UTC

Tuvalu says it will maintain its policy of sustainable whaling despite a New Zealand effort to have it change its stance.

The news agency, Pacnews, quotes an unnamed Tuvalu official as saying that it has maintained the policy since joining the International Whaling Commission.

The comment comes after New Zealand’s conservation minister, Chris Carter, visited Funafuti.

The Tuvalu official described the visit as an apparent bid by New Zealand and Australia to get Tuvalu to vote against pro-whaling nations like Japan and Norway.

Mr Carter says Tuvalu has voted with the pro-whaling nations before, but Tuvalu is also a member of the Pacific community where whale conservation and eco-tourism offers considerable economic opportunities.

New Zealand has agreed to spend 112,000 US dollars to conduct a training and survey programme in Tuvalu to get information about whales and dolphins in its waters.


Congratulations, once again, Tuvalu. And shame on Chris Carter. When will he learn to let small vulnerable nations make their own decisions free of pressure? Once again the need for secret ballots to be introduced at the IWC has been illustrated.

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