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		<title>Vote Buying Scandal in the International Whaling Commission</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chico</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday Times investigation over Japan bribery over Whaling! A MUST SEE! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jugR9VnzDIA]]></description>
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		<title>Controversial whaling proposal fails at global meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chico</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[23 June 2010 (Agadir, Morocco) &#8211; The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW-www.ifaw.org)  announced today that a controversial proposal to legalize whaling has failed at the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Agadir, Morocco. “Under a cloud of corruption allegations the IWC is taking a safe course, opting for a cooling off [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>23 June 2010</em></p>
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<p><strong>(Agadir, Morocco)</strong> &#8211;                                             <!-- Display value from new Introductory Text panel--> The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW-<a href="http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_international/">www.ifaw.org</a>)   announced today that a controversial proposal to legalize whaling has  failed at the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission  (IWC) in Agadir, Morocco.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">“Under a cloud of corruption allegations the IWC is taking a  safe course, opting for a cooling off period that protects the  moratorium and other IWC conservation measures,”  said Patrick Ramage,  Director of IFAW’s Global Whale Campaign. “Had it been done here, this  deal would have lived in infamy.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The proposal, three years in the making, proposed a compromise  between whaling and non-whaling nations which regularly clash at annual  IWC meetings. Among the most hotly debated components of the proposal  was a plan to overturn the worldwide ban on whaling, in place since  1986, by allowing legalized hunting of whales by Iceland, Norway, and  Japan – the last three countries still hunting whales commercially.  Japan, Norway, and Iceland have illegally killed nearly 35,000 whales  since the inception of the moratorium.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">“This was an intense three year effort but one conducted behind  closed doors and focused on defining terms under which commercial  whaling would continue rather than how it would end,” said Ramage. “The  proposal it produced could not withstand public scrutiny and ignored the  overwhelming global support for permanent protection for whales. Any  future process of negotiation should not leave the views, expertise, and  perspective of the global NGO community sitting outside.”</p>
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		<title>Crisis as whaling talks move behind closed doors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chico</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANDREW DARBY IN AGADIR, MOROCCO June 21, 2010 High-level talks over a global whaling peace deal are to be sent behind closed doors, in an abrupt move said to show that a bid for compromise is close to failure. The decision to suspend the International Whaling Commission&#8217;s annual meeting shortly after it opens later today [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ANDREW DARBY IN AGADIR, MOROCCO<cite><br />
June 21, 2010</cite></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">High-level talks over a global whaling  peace deal are to be sent behind closed doors, in an abrupt move said to  show that a bid for compromise is close to failure.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The decision to suspend the International Whaling  Commission&#8217;s annual meeting shortly after it opens later today was  agreed in private at the demand of the acting IWC chairman, Anthony  Liverpool, Fairfax Media has learnt.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It has surprised lobbyists, as well as some IWC nations  who, after months of closed door talks, wanted the controversial deal  finally to be argued in the open.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The suspension also prevents the peace talks from being  derailed on the floor of the  meeting by rising disquiet over Japan&#8217;s  vote-buying scandal.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The British marine environment minister, Richard Benyon,  had planned to raise reports of Tokyo&#8217;s largesse, including payments to  support the attendance of Mr Liverpool who comes from Antigua in the  Caribbean.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">About 65 IWC members, including an unprecedented number  of government ministers, are in Agadir to work on the deal that offers  Japan, Iceland and Norway new rights to commercial whaling.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In exchange, the whalers&#8217; catches were to be reduced  overall, and there was to be an end to loopholes such as the IWC&#8217;s  discredited &#8220;scientific&#8221; whaling clause.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A key negotiator said of the meeting&#8217;s suspension: &#8220;This  is one last attempt to see if there is any common ground. We will be  split up into small groups, and we won&#8217;t be coming back until  Wednesday.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Patrick Ramage, the global whale program director for the  International Fund for Animal Welfare, said Mr Liverpool had ordered  the closed-door meetings with a view to fast-tracking the proposal when  the formal session reopens on Wednesday.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;Whatever one&#8217;s view on the proposal, its adoption under  the present circumstances will destroy any remaining credibility for the  whaling commission,&#8221;  Mr Ramage said.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Source: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/">theage.com.au</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Japanese pay for whale delegates</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chico</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sunday Times Insight team Published: 20 June 2010 The chairman of this week’s international summit on whaling is being secretly funded by a Japanese company to stay in a luxury hotel. Anthony Liverpool will open the crucial International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Morocco tomorrow which could vote to lift a 24-year ban on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>The Sunday Times Insight team</em><em></em><br />
Published: 20 June 2010</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The chairman of this week’s international summit on whaling is being secretly funded by a Japanese company to stay in a luxury hotel.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Anthony Liverpool will open the crucial International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Morocco tomorrow which could vote to lift a 24-year ban on commercial whaling.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">He has accepted free flights and the £4,000 cost of staying at a hotel with a private beach during the meeting. The hotel bills of five other countries’ delegates are also being paid.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The payments will increase concern that Japan is bribing delegates to secure support for whaling and may be in breach of the IWC convention which says: “The expenses of each member of the commission &#8230; shall be determined and paid by his own government.”</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Richard Benyon, the minister for fisheries, will raise what he called “these very serious allegations” at the IWC meeting.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">On Friday Liverpool, the Antiguan IWC vice-chairman who will stand in as chairman at the meeting, said he did not know who was paying for his trip. “I am just aware of getting support through agencies,” he said.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">However, inquiries have shown that his bill at a hotel in Agadir is being paid by Japan Tours and Travel of Houston, a company said to be linked to Hideuki “Harry” Wakasa, who has previously been identified as the middleman who makes secret payments to the pro-whaling Caribbean countries.</p>
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		<title>Baleal Surf Fest II</title>
		<link>http://www.frangoncalves.com/2010/06/baleal-surf-fest-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chico</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Português]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[18 e 19 de Junho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ambiente]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arte]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Música]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Remada]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nos dia 18 e 19 de Junho decorre na Praia do Baleal em Peniche o BALEAL SURF FEST II. A génese e conceito do Baleal Surf Fest surgiu de uma necessidade de consciencialização da comunidade de surf e de todas as pessoas que utilizam os oceanos e a sua infinidade de serviços na busca de [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Nos dia <strong>18 e 19 de Junho</strong> decorre na Praia do Baleal em Peniche o <strong>BALEAL SURF FEST II.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A génese e conceito do Baleal Surf Fest surgiu de uma necessidade de consciencialização da comunidade de surf e de todas as pessoas que utilizam os oceanos e a sua infinidade de serviços na busca de soluções, mudança, e acção.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A aparente calma e beleza que o oceano nos transmite esconde abaixo da sua superfície uma multiplicidade de problemas e situações que necessitam de atenção urgente e acção.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Durante o Baleal Surf Fest decorrem várias actividades que visam promover a cultura e o desporto que é o surf, chamar a atenção para problemas ambientais e celebrar os objectivos sociais e ambientais que nos propomos atingir através de Arte e Música.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Durante a segunda edição do Baleal Surf Fest que decorre nos dias 18 e 19 de Junho na Praia do Baleal, Peniche iremos:<br />
- Dar aulas de Surf Grátis a quem quiser experimentar este desporto único;<br />
- Dar aulas a pessoas com mobilidade reduzida e necessidades especiais a de 3 instituições da região;<br />
- Realizar limpezas de Praia;<br />
- Realizar campeonatos de remada e surf “vintage” (recordando as bases e raízes do surf);<br />
- Exibir o Documentário “THE COVE”, ganhador do Óscar 2009 da sua categoria (com uma breve palestra sobre a condição dos golfinhos e baleias e o debate contemporâneo sobre a Baleação);<br />
- Exibição de pranchas antigas, eco-artesanato, pintura de pranchas ao vivo, e eco-arte;<br />
- Espectáculos de Música ;<br />
- E MUITO MAIS!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Mais informação sobre o evento em <a href="http://www.balealsurffest.com/">www.balealsurffest.com</a></p>
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		<title>Nova Publicação</title>
		<link>http://www.frangoncalves.com/2010/03/nova-publicacao/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chico</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Na passada segunda-feira foi lançado o livro Abrindo Trilhos, Tecendo Redes &#8211; Reflexões e Experiências de Desenvolvimento Local em Contexto Lusófono. O Livro foi apresentado na Livraria Barata; a Prof. Clara Carvalho, Presidente do Centro de Estudos Africanos (CEA/ISCTE-IUL) fez a apresentação inicial, muito elogiosa. Depois, o Professor Luís Moita teceu considerações sobre o desenvolvimento local, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Na passada segunda-feira foi lançado o livro <em>Abrindo Trilhos, Tecendo Redes &#8211; Reflexões e Experiências de Desenvolvimento Local em Contexto Lusófono</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">O Livro foi apresentado na Livraria Barata; <em>a Prof. Clara Carvalho, Presidente do Centro de Estudos Africanos (CEA/ISCTE-IUL) fez a apresentação inicial, muito elogiosa. Depois, o Professor Luís Moita teceu considerações sobre o desenvolvimento local, a pertinência do livro e os autores.<span style="font-style: normal;"><em> </em>Por fim, a coordenadora do Projecto Brígida Rocha Brito<em> contou a &#8220;história&#8221; do livro: como surgiu, porquê e para quem. A sessão terminou com os autógrafos.</em></span></em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em> <span style="font-style: normal;">Mais em <a href="http://africadetodossonhos.blogspot.com/">http://africadetodossonhos.blogspot.com</a></span></em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://africadetodossonhos.blogspot.com/"></a>Eu sou Também autor deste livro com um capitulo sobre o meu trabalho em São Tomé e Príncipe.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.frangoncalves.com/wp-content/gallery/work/scan0034.jpg" title="Capa do Livro/Cover of the Book - Abrindo Trilho, Tecendo Redes - Reflexões e Experiências de desenvolvimento local em contexto Lusófono." rel="lightbox[singlepic173]" >
	<img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://www.frangoncalves.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/173__320x240_scan0034.jpg" alt="Livro - São Tomé e Príncipe" title="Livro - São Tomé e Príncipe" />
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Referência:<br />
Gonçalves, F. 2010. Os cetáceos de São Tomé e Príncipe: A luta pela biodiversidade e dignidade de um povo. In: Abrindo Trilhos, Tecendo Redes – Reflexões e Experiências de Desenvolvimento Local em contexto Lusófono. Gerpress. pp.123-138</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.frangoncalves.com/docs/cea_stp.pdf" target="_blank">Fazer o download do meu capítulo</a>.</p>
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		<title>Abrindo Trilhos, Tecendo Redes (lançamento do livro)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chico</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Na próxima segunda-feira, dia 22 de Março de 2010 pelas 18:00 será feito o lançamento do livro &#8220;Abrindo Trilhos, Tecendo Redes. Reflexões e Experiências de Desenvolvimento Local em contexto Lusófono&#8220;, na Livraria Barata na Avenida de Rome 11-A. Eu sou co-autor, contribuindo com um capitulo para o livro, com o tema: Os cetáceos de São Tomé e Príncipe: A [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Na próxima segunda-feira, dia 22 de Março de 2010 pelas 18:00 será feito o lançamento do livro <strong>&#8220;</strong><em><strong>Abrindo Trilhos, Tecendo Redes. Reflexões e Experiências de Desenvolvimento Local em contexto Lusófono</strong></em><strong>&#8220;</strong>, na Livraria Barata na Avenida de Rome 11-A.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Eu sou co-autor, contribuindo com um capitulo para o livro, com o tema: <em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Os cetáceos de São Tomé e Príncipe: A luta pela biodiversidade e dignidade de um povo</span>.</strong></em></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">O livro é publicado pelo Centro de Estudos Africanos (CEA- ISCTE), Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (UAL) e a Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT).</p>
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		<title>Limpar Portugal (dunas do Baleal)</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chico</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No próximo dia 20 de Março 2010 dá-se a iniciativa Limpar Portugal. Na cidade de Peniche vamos limpar os sistemas dunares da zona do Baleal. Irá ser dada uma breve explicação sobre os diferentes tipos de lixo que encontramos nas dunas e os seus malificios tanto para o ambiente como para os organismos marinhos. Anualmente, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">No próximo dia 20 de Março 2010 dá-se a iniciativa Limpar Portugal. Na cidade de Peniche vamos limpar os sistemas dunares da zona do Baleal.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Irá ser dada uma breve explicação sobre os diferentes tipos de lixo que encontramos nas dunas e os seus malificios tanto para o ambiente como para os organismos marinhos.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Anualmente, o lixo mata centenas de animais marinhos, um flagelo difícil de combater e controlar. É nesta base que vamos alertar, educar e promover uma maior consciência ambiental na nossa comunidade surfista e  sociedade cívil.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">É dever e responsabilidade de <span style="text-decoration: underline;">todos</span> ajudar neste ambicioso projecto. O maior projecto ambiental de voluntariado de todos os tempos.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Contamos com todos dia 20 de Março pelas 16:00 junto ao Parque de Campismo do Baleal.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Mais informação em <a href="http://www.initiativesoceanes.org/cleanup.php?idclean=738">http://www.initiativesoceanes.org/cleanup.php?idclean=738</a></p>
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		<title>Matando com Tecladas &#8211; Actualização sobre Portugal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chico</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Durante o mês de Fevereiro conduzi uma investigação sobre o comércio de vida selvagem através da Internet em Portugal, o chamado e-commerce. O tráfico internacional de animais selvagens é estimado em vários bilhões de Euros anualmente – um mercado negro que rivaliza a dimensão do comércio internacional de drogas e armas. Anualmente, milhares de elefantes [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Durante o mês de Fevereiro conduzi uma investigação sobre o comércio de vida selvagem através da Internet em Portugal, o chamado <em>e-commerce</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">O tráfico internacional de animais selvagens é estimado em vários bilhões de Euros anualmente – um mercado negro que rivaliza a dimensão do comércio internacional de drogas e armas. Anualmente, milhares de elefantes em África e na Ásia são ilegalmente abatidos para satisfazer a crescente procura de artigos em marfim.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A Convenção sobre o Comércio Internacional das Espécies de Fauna e Flora Selvagens Ameaçadas de Extinção (CITES) tem três níveis de protecção para as espécies ameaçadas<a href="file:///C:/Users/Francisco/Desktop/Killing%20with%20Keystrokes/4%202%20-%20KWK%20-%20Report%20-%20PT.docx#_ftn1">[1]</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">O maior nível de protecção é dado às mais de 800 espécies incluídas no Apêndice I, designadas como estando em perigo de extinção<a href="file:///C:/Users/Francisco/Desktop/Killing%20with%20Keystrokes/4%202%20-%20KWK%20-%20Report%20-%20PT.docx#_ftn2">[2]</a>.  Com muito poucas excepções, o comércio de espécies do anexo I é proibida.  Este apêndice inclui as espécies altamente vulneráveis tais como: elefantes, tigres, gorilas e tartarugas marinhas, juntamente com um grande número de outros felinos, papagaios, periquitos, catatuas e araras.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Espécies inscritas no Apêndice II da CITES exigem uma certa regulamentação no âmbito da sua comercialização, mas não ao ponto de uma expressa interdição.  Embora o comércio possa ser admitido para espécies do Apêndice II, todo o comércio internacional ou de transferência do animal ou seus derivados exige uma licença de exportação emitida pelas autoridades do país exportador, e em alguns casos, uma licença de importação emitida pelo país onde o produto de origem animal será recebido.  Em teoria, estas restrições sobre o comércio de espécies do Apêndice II são destinadas a regular o comércio, a fim de assegurar que essas espécies não serão exploradas ao ponto de requererem protecção sob o Apêndice I.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Espécies do Apêndice III, apesar de não enfrentarem ameaça de extinção, são indicadas por cada país que deseje auxílio para proteger determinadas espécies localizadas dentro das suas fronteiras<a href="file:///C:/Users/Francisco/Desktop/Killing%20with%20Keystrokes/4%202%20-%20KWK%20-%20Report%20-%20PT.docx#_ftn2">[3]</a>.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">A expansão da Internet e o seu uso no nosso quotidiano revolucionou o modo como trocamos ideias, informações e mercadorias. Este sucesso é em grande parte devido à capacidade deste meio para facilitar comunicações e novas relações comerciais e sociais ao redor do globo.  Não admira que esta poderosa tecnologia se tenha difundido e tornado a maior “montra de loja” do mundo. Algumas das características desta loja virtual – sempre aberta, não regulamentada e anónima – também a fez um canal propício para o comércio ilegal de animais selvagens, um comércio que segundo estimativas oficiais anualmente excede os 15 bilhões de Euros.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">O rápido aumento do uso global da Internet, os diversos interesses e actividades dos seus usuários, e a introdução de novas tecnologias e aplicações são apenas três dos desenvolvimentos que desafiam a capacidade de aplicação da lei nacional e internacional para acompanhar as acções e inovações dos criminosos que nela operam e se refugiam.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Actualmente, a generalidade das leis nacionais destinadas a regular o comércio dos animais selvagens a níveis ecologicamente sustentáveis estão pouco desenvolvidas, e são ineficazes para lidar com a natureza do comércio na Internet.  Mesmo onde as leis existem, a aplicação é frequentemente inadequada ou, simplesmente não é focada no tráfico de animais selvagens.<span style="text-decoration: line-through;"> </span>Simultaneamente, a Internet proporciona uma plataforma sem precedentes para a crescente actividade de comércio ilegal de animais ameaçados de extinção, vivos e mortos.  Este novo mercado global distância o consumidor do rasto de sangue que serpenteia através da internet com origem nos locais selvagens que mais apreciamos.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Desde 2004, o IFAW tem vindo a investigar o comércio de vida selvagem na Internet.  Esses estudos revelaram um elevado número de trocas diárias de produtos de animais selvagens. Em 2004, o IFAW descobriu um alarmante e vigoroso comércio de marfim na internet no Reino Unido.  Em 2007 num relatório de acompanhamento do IFAW, focado especificamente sobre o comércio de marfim no eBay, encontrou 2,275 artigos em marfim à venda em oito websites nacionais da eBay Inc. numa única semana. Como resultado deste estudo e consultas com o IFAW, a eBay Inc. anunciou, a Junho de 2007, uma proibição global do comércio transfronteiriço de produtos em marfim para todos os seus websites nacionais.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Em 2008, o IFAW empreendeu a maior investigação sobre o comércio de espécies selvagens na internet jamais impulsionada pela organização. Os resultados da investigação foram publicados num relatório intitulado <em>Killing with Keystrokes: An Investigation of the Illegal Wildlife Trade on the World Wide Web</em>, e disponível em www.ifaw.org. O propósito desta investigação foi estimar o volume e âmbito geográfico do comércio global de vida selvagem na internet, identificar os principais mercados de comércio de espécies selvagens, determinar as espécies mais afectadas, e identificar as mais importantes questões e tendências relacionadas ao comércio online de espécies nos Apêndices da CITES<a href="file:///C:/Users/Francisco/Desktop/Killing%20with%20Keystrokes/4%202%20-%20KWK%20-%20Report%20-%20PT.docx#_ftn4">[4]</a>.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">É neste contexto que o presente relatório foi produzido, tendo como objectivo aprofundar a investigação feita pelo IFAW em 2008, com uma actualização sobre este assunto no contexto e âmbito Português. Pouco se sabe sobre a dimensão e gravidade do comércio de vida selvagem na Internet Portuguesa. Este relatório é a primeira tentativa de descobrir e avaliar a dimensão em Portugal do <em>e-commerce</em> de espécies ameaçadas da fauna e flora.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Apesar do emaranhado de leis e políticas destinadas a resolver o problema do comércio de espécies selvagens não regulamentada na Internet, a vastidão e adaptabilidade da <em>World Wide Web</em>, o anonimato concedido a comerciantes e compradores, a falta de consciência pública sobre a regulamentação e aplicação inadequada das legislações nacionais existentes, continuam a ameaçar todos os animais selvagens ao redor do globo.  Esta investigação visa fornecer informações ao Governo Português, aos funcionários responsáveis pela aplicação e às plataformas de Internet, a fim de lhes dar um maior conhecimento e compreensão da situação, e sugerir métodos para combater o comércio ilegal de animais selvagens.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_international/media_center/press_releases/03_05_2010_60800.php" target="_blank">Lançamento oficial do relatório pelo IFAW aqui (inglês)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.framgoncalves.com/docs/ifaw-kwk-pt.pdf" target="_blank">Ler/Download do relatório aqui </a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Sobre o IFAW (Fundo Internacional para a Protecção dos Animais e o seu Habitat)<br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Como uma das organizações líder mundial em bem-estar animal, o IFAW tem representação em 16 países e realiza trabalho de protecção de animais em mais de 40. O IFAW trabalha desde a sua sede mundial nos Estados Unidos, e focaliza as suas campanhas na melhoria do bem-estar de animais selvagens e domésticos, reduzindo a exploração comercial, protegendo habitats, e prestando auxílio a animais em dificuldade. O IFAW trabalha tanto no terreno como nos corredores governamentais, numa tentativa para proteger animais selvagens e domésticos. Através da motivação do público em geral, procura prevenir a crueldade para com os animais e promover o seu bem-estar fomentando politicas de conservação que aumentem o conforto tanto de animais como de pessoas. Para mais informação, visite <a href="http://www.ifaw.org/">www.ifaw.org</a></span></strong></p>
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<p><a href="file:///C:/Users/Francisco/Desktop/Killing%20with%20Keystrokes/4%202%20-%20KWK%20-%20Report%20-%20PT.docx#_ftnref1">[1]</a> CITES Secretariat. (2008). <em>The CITES Species</em>, from <a href="http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/species.shtml">http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/species.shtml</a></p>
<p><a href="file:///C:/Users/Francisco/Desktop/Killing%20with%20Keystrokes/4%202%20-%20KWK%20-%20Report%20-%20PT.docx#_ftnref1">[2]</a> CITES Secretariat. (2008). How CITES Works. from <a href="http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/how.shtml">http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/how.shtml</a></p>
<p><a href="file:///C:/Users/Francisco/Desktop/Killing%20with%20Keystrokes/4%202%20-%20KWK%20-%20Report%20-%20PT.docx#_ftnref1">[3]</a> CITES Secretariat. (2008). The CITES Appendices, from <a href="http://www.cites.org/eng/app/index.shtml">http://www.cites.org/eng/app/index.shtml</a></p>
<p><a href="file:///C:/Users/Francisco/Desktop/Killing%20with%20Keystrokes/4%202%20-%20KWK%20-%20Report%20-%20PT.docx#_ftnref4">[4]</a> IFAW, 2008. Killing with Keystrokes: An Investigation of the Illegal Wildlife Trade on the World Wide Web. 38pp</p>
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		<title>Killing with Keystrokes &#8211; Portugal Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chico</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During February I conducted an Investigation on the Wildlife trade in Portugal via Internet, the so called, e-commerce. International trafficking in wildlife is estimated to reach well into the billions of Euros annually – a black market rivaling the size of the international trade in illegal drugs and weapons.  Every year thousands of elephants are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">During February I conducted an Investigation on the Wildlife trade in Portugal via Internet, the so called, <em>e-commerce</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">International trafficking in wildlife is estimated to reach well into the billions of Euros annually – a black market rivaling the size of the international trade in illegal drugs and weapons.  Every year thousands of elephants are illegally slaughtered in Africa and Asia to meet a growing demand for ivory products.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has three levels of protection for threatened species<a href="file:///C:/Users/Francisco/Desktop/Killing%20with%20Keystrokes/4.1%20-%20KWK%20-%20Portugal%20-%20Report%20-%20EN.docx#_ftn1">[1]</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The highest level of protection is afforded to the more than 800 Appendix I species designated as being in immediate danger of extinction<a href="file:///C:/Users/Francisco/Desktop/Killing%20with%20Keystrokes/4.1%20-%20KWK%20-%20Portugal%20-%20Report%20-%20EN.docx#_ftn2">[2]</a>. With very few exceptions, commercial trade in Appendix I species is banned. These species include the highly vulnerable species like elephant, tiger, gorilla and marine turtle, along with a large number of additional wild cats, parrots, parakeets, cockatoos and macaws.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Species listed on CITES Appendix II are recognized to require protection from trade, but not to the point of a ban. While trade may be allowed in Appendix II species, any international trade or transfer of such an animal or its derivative products requires an export permit issued by the authorities of the nation where the animal product is located and in some instances an import permit issued by the country where the animal product will be received. In theory, these restrictions on trade in Appendix II species are designed to regulate trade in order to ensure that these species are not exploited to the point where they require Appendix I protections.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Appendix III species, while not facing specific global threats, are listed by individual countries wishing to enlist assistance in protecting species located within the borders of their countries<a href="file:///C:/Users/Francisco/Desktop/Killing%20with%20Keystrokes/4.1%20-%20KWK%20-%20Portugal%20-%20Report%20-%20EN.docx#_ftn3">[3]</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The rise of the Internet has revolutionized the way we exchange ideas, information and merchandise. This success is largely due to its ability to facilitate communications and new commercial and social connections around the globe. No wonder this pervasive and powerful technology has become the world’s largest “shop window.” Some of the characteristics of this virtual store – always open, unregulated and anonymous – have also made it a conduit for the illicit trade in wildlife, a trade that officials estimate may be worth in excess of US$20 billion annually.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The rapid rise in global Internet usership, the diverse interests and activities of Internet users and the introduction of new technologies and applications are just three of the developments that challenge the ability of national and international law enforcement to keep up with the innovations of Internet-savvy criminals.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Currently, national laws aimed at regulating wildlife trade to ecologically sustainable levels are poorly developed and insufficient to deal with the nature of Internet trade. Even where laws exist, enforcement is often inadequate or simply not focused on trafficking in wildlife. Meanwhile, the Internet provides an unprecedented platform for a burgeoning, undocumented trade in endangered animals, alive and dead. This new global marketplace distances the consumer from the trail of bloodshed that winds through the World Wide Web back to our most cherished wild places.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Since 2004, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has investigated the Internet wildlife trade. These studies have revealed high numbers of wildlife products exchanged on a daily basis. In 2004, IFAW uncovered a brisk ivory trade on the internet in the United Kingdom. In a 2007 follow-up report, IFAW focused specifically on the ivory trade on eBay, and found 2.275 ivory items for sale on eight national eBay websites in a single week. As a result of this study and ongoing consultations with IFAW, eBay Inc. announced a global ban on cross-border trade in ivory products in June 2007 for all eBay national sites.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In 2008, IFAW undertook the largest investigation into the wildlife trade on the Internet the organization has ever attempted. The results of the investigation were published in a report entitled <em>Killing with Keystrokes: An Investigation of the Illegal Wildlife Trade on the World Wide Web</em> (KWK), and available at www.ifaw.org. The purposes of this investigation were to understand the volume and geographic scope of the global Internet wildlife trade, to identify key Internet wildlife trade markets, to determine the species most affected by the trade, and to identify significant issues and trends related to the online trade in the CITES-listed species.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Francisco/Desktop/Killing%20with%20Keystrokes/4.1%20-%20KWK%20-%20Portugal%20-%20Report%20-%20EN.docx#_ftn4">[4]</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">This report is aimed at furthering the 2008 investigation by providing an update from Portugal on this matter. Little is known about the dimension and seriousness of the wildlife trade on the Portuguese World Wide Web. This report is the first attempt to find out how large is the E-Commerce on in endangered species of fauna and flora is in Portugal.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In spite of the patchwork of laws and policies designed to address the problem of unregulated wildlife trade on the Internet, the vastness and adaptability of the World Wide Web (WWW), the anonymity afforded to traders, a lack of public awareness about regulations, and inadequate enforcement of existing national laws all continue to threaten wildlife around the globe. This investigation is aimed at providing information to the Portuguese Government, enforcement officials and Internet platforms in order to give them greater understanding of the situation, suggest methods in which to counter illegal wildlife trade, and aid further enforcement.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_international/media_center/press_releases/03_05_2010_60800.php" target="_blank">Official IFAW report release here<br />
</a><a href="http://www.frangoncalves.com/docs/ifaw-kwk-en.pdf" target="_blank">Read/Download report here</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>About IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare)<br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">As one of the world&#8217;s leading animal welfare organization, IFAW has representation in 16 countries and carries out its animal welfare work in more than 40. IFAW works from its global headquarters in the United States and focuses its campaigns on improving the welfare of wild and domestic animals by reducing the commercial exploitation of animals, protecting wildlife habitats, and assisting animals in distress. IFAW works both on the ground and in the halls of government to safeguard wild and domestic animals and seeks to motivate the public to prevent cruelty to animals and to promote animal welfare and conservation policies that advance the well-being of both animals and people. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_international/">www.ifaw.org.</a></span></strong></p>
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<p><a href="file:///C:/Users/Francisco/Desktop/Killing%20with%20Keystrokes/4.1%20-%20KWK%20-%20Portugal%20-%20Report%20-%20EN.docx#_ftnref1"><span style="color: #000000;">[1]</span></a> CITES Secretariat. (2008). The CITES Species, from <a href="http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/species.shtml"><span style="color: #000000;">http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/species.shtml</span></a></p>
<p><a href="file:///C:/Users/Francisco/Desktop/Killing%20with%20Keystrokes/4.1%20-%20KWK%20-%20Portugal%20-%20Report%20-%20EN.docx#_ftnref1">[2]</a> CITES Secretariat. (2008). How CITES Works. from <a href="http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/how.shtml"><span style="color: #000000;">http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/how.shtml</span></a></p>
<p><a href="file:///C:/Users/Francisco/Desktop/Killing%20with%20Keystrokes/4.1%20-%20KWK%20-%20Portugal%20-%20Report%20-%20EN.docx#_ftnref1">[3]</a> CITES Secretariat. (2008). The CITES Appendices, from <a href="http://www.cites.org/eng/app/index.shtml"><span style="color: #000000;">http://www.cites.org/eng/app/index.shtml</span></a></p>
<p><a href="file:///C:/Users/Francisco/Desktop/Killing%20with%20Keystrokes/4.1%20-%20KWK%20-%20Portugal%20-%20Report%20-%20EN.docx#_ftnref4"><span style="color: #000000;">[4]</span></a> IFAW, 2008. Killing with Keystrokes: An Investigation of the Illegal Wildlife Trade on the World Wide Web. 38pp</p>
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