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Welcome to the PCO website

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last update: Aug 31, 2010

Visit PCO at the following events:

 
  • 6 September 2010: Boston University Student Orientation, Brussels, Belgium
  • 20 November 2010: Boston University Cultural Evening, Brussels, Belgium
  • 21 November 2010: Tree Planting Event, Brussels Belgium

Mission statement

The Polar Conservation Organisation (PCO) is a registered non-profit foundation, committed to working with and engaging industry players, communicating and educating the public and pressuring government organisations in the development of the necessary social, political and economic frameworks to ensure a sustainable future for both Polar Regions. In order achieve this objective, the PCO has and continues to develop specific projects and programs that target these areas.

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Anti-whaling game

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last update: Sep 02, 2010

Anti-whaling game

From an "ABC News" article: Video games; the international debate over whaling in the Southern Ocean has entered a new frontier.

Ship Simulator Extremes is the name of a new PC game, created by Greenpeace and a Netherlands-based video game developer, allows players to take control of famous Greenpeace ships and re-enact real-life campaigns on the high seas.

Confrontations, which took place in real life Greenpeace campaigns off the southern coast of Australia require players to save whales from Japanese whaling vessels.

Greenpeace International spokesman Daniel Kessler says players are required to hassle the Japanese whaling fleet using "non-violent" actions. "The simulator... reinforces our commitment to peaceful direct action," he said. "If you ram a whaler, for instance, your game is over."

Mr Kessler says Greenpeace became involved in the project so it could promote its environmental message to a new audience.

Jeffrey Brand, the head of Bond University's school of communication and media studies, says the game may be one of the first to feature a political message from a non-government organisation. He said "Many games are now being used for advertising and commercial messages... but you don't see very many blatantly political or cause-related games." he said. "The medium is increasingly a viable channel through which to carry different kinds of messages, whether they be political, commercial or indeed simple entertainment messages," he aded.

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Argentina buys two Russian helicopters

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last update: Sep 02, 2010

Argentina buys two Russian helicopters

From a "CRI English" article: A contract was signed by the Argentine Defense Ministry to purchase two multipurpose Mi-17 Russian helicopters, which will be used for logistic and rescue operations in the Antarctic bases.

The agreement was signed by Argentine and Russian officials, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The Mi-17 helicopters have capacity to transport 26 passengers and 5 tons of external load, have floaters for emergency water-landing, cargo cranes for upload and download in the deck of vessels and supplementary tanks for long-range operations.

The purchase of these helicopters was done as a "government to government" contract and it includes the training of the crew and mechanics when the helicopters will arrive in Argentina in September 2011.

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CRI English, 2nd September 2010

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Agenda

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1st World Seabird Conference

Victoria Conference Centre, Victoria, BC, Canada
from Sep 07, 2010 / Sep 11, 2010

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World Seabirds Conference

Victoria, BC, Canada
from Sep 07, 2010 / Sep 11, 2010

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Census of Marine Life 2010: A Decade of Discovery

London, UK
from Oct 04, 2010 / Oct 08, 2010

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6th NRF Open Assembly - Our Ice Dependent World

Oslo and Kirkenes, Norway
from Oct 24, 2010 / Oct 27, 2010

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