October 17, 2020
17 October 2020 HONORABLE MARK A. VILLAR Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways Bonifacio Drive, Port Area Metro Manila, Philippines Dear Secretary Villar, As President of the Society for Marine Mammalogy, I write to express concern about the potential for the proposed Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) Bridges Project to threaten the survival of […]
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August 29, 2020
The SMM received the following four e-mails regarding our 29 June 2020 Presidential Letter to President Tsai of Taiwan in regards to conservation of the Taiwanese White Dolphin: 1/4 Dear Mr. Gonzalvo and Ms. Pabst: I am writing on behalf of President Tsai Ing-wen to thank you for your email dated June 29 expressing your […]
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June 29, 2020
On 29 June 2020, a joint ECS/SMM Presidential Letter was sent to the President Tsai of Taiwan in regards to conservation efforts for the Taiwanese white dolphin. See a copy of the letter sent here. President Tsai Ing-wen Office of the President No. 122, Sec. 1, Chongqing S. Rd., Zhongzheng District Taipei City 10048, Taiwan […]
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March 15, 2020
View a PDF of the letter sent to members of the Mozambique government concerning dugong conservation on 15 March 2020 15 March 2020 Her Excellency Ivete Maibase, Minister of Land and Environment Her Excellency Augusta Maita, Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries Your Excellencies, I am writing to you regarding the conservation of […]
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March 13, 2020
See letter received from Director General Gonzalez Azuara regarding SMM’s 9 November 2019 Presidential Letter about the vaquita. See the version of this letter sent in Spanish on March 13, 2020 See the version of this letter sent in English on March 13, 2020 Dear President López Obrador, On 9 November 2019 I wrote, on […]
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