Less ocean noise as a contribution to climate protection
Opinion piece on the occasion of the Climate Action Summit of the United Nations on 23 September 2019 in New York. The author is a [...]
Protecting the climate by protecting the oceans
If you get the chance to put in a good word for krill, squid, Sharky and Moby – then off to New York ... On [...]
KANGAROO – A Love-Hate Story: DVD out now!
In May 2018, SHIFTING VALUES hosted the Austrian premiere of the stirring documentary “KANGAROO – A Love-Hate Story”. The movie shows Australia’s ambivalent relationship with [...]
The difficulty of giving away 100 million euros
The 10th of July, 2019, was already the fifth date for a decision of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to provide 100 [...]
SAVE THE DATE: Conference on sustainable procurement of fish
On behalf of the Municipal Department 22 – Environmental Protection in Vienna (MA 22), SHIFTING VALUES arranges a conference on the sustainable procurement of fish [...]
Spotlight on Japanese Whaling
As soon as Japan’s official withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) was sealed on 30 June 2019, the Japanese government gave the green light [...]
Japan to harpoon both whales and the ban on commercial whaling
As of 1 July, the Japanese government gives the green light for the resumption of commercial whaling, thereby breaking several taboos. The island state, who [...]
Court ruling: millionfold killing of day-old chicks contradicts animal welfare law
The German Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig today made a long awaited decision: Killing male chicks of layer breeds has “no longer a reasonable justification [...]
World Oceans Day: The Woman and the Sea
This year, the UN has chosen “Gender & the Ocean” as the motto for World Oceans Day on the 8th of June. We take this [...]
Mediterranean deep-sea region threatened by oil exploration
Wädenswil, 13 May 2019. In a joint statement to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, dozens of scientists, environmental and species conservation organisations express their concern [...]