Motion to halt offshore drilling in the Guianas passed

By Johann Earle
in Jeju, South Korea

The motion proposed by WWF France calling for a moratorium on oil drilling along the Guianas offshore region was adopted after votes came in overwhelmingly in its favour as the curtains start to come down on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) World Conservation Congress in Jeju, South Korea.

In terms of government votes 85 said yes to the motion, 17 said no,