Posted : 2021-03-08 12:56
Updated : 2021-03-08 17:02
The Jindo Dog Theme Park on Jin Island, South Jeolla Province, has been receiving criticisms recently over the park s treatment of its dogs which some claim are being abused. / Screen captured from Jindo County Office
By Bahk Eun-ji
Animal-related commercial projects and festivals across the country have faced growing backlash from residents and activists who want to protect animal rights as well as the environment.
The Jindo Dog Theme Park on Jin Island, South Jeolla Province, has come under fire with claims of animal abuse.
An online petition was filed on the Cheong Wa Dae website, March 4, calling for the shutdown of the park, a renowned tourist attraction on the island where the Jindo, a Korean dog breed, is said to have originated.
Researchers urge better protection as wetlands continue to vanish
by Morgan Erickson-Davis on 13 February 2021
Wetlands provide many benefits to ecological and human communities alike, from nutrients and nurseries to flood control and climate change mitigation.
However, as much as 87% of the world’s wetlands has been lost over the past 300 years, with much of this loss happening after 1900.
In response, nations banded together and in 1971 ratified the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, an intergovernmental treaty designed to facilitate wetland conservation and sustainable use around the world.
But 50 years on, researchers say the convention has not led to effective protection and wetlands continue to blink out.
PMO apprised of possible delisting of Bhitarkanika from Ramsar site
Kharasrota drinking water project
Kendrapara: The state government’s bid to draw fresh water from the Kharasrota river at Barundiha under Rajkanika block in this district for a mega drinking water project in Bhadrak district might lead to delisting of Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary from the list of the major world wetlands in Ramsar site, a report said.
Notably, the Bhitarkanika mangroves forest was designated as a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in 2002. The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. It’s named after the city of Ramsar in Iran where the convention was signed in 1971.