What Role Did Environmental Groups Play in Getting a Ban

Multiple Choice

What role did environmental groups play in getting a ban on commercial whaling enacted?

A) They had only a small role because states were going to support the ban for other reasons.
B) They pushed the United Nations to hold an environmental conference on the issue.
C) They created an international code of conduct for whalers that convinced them to stop hunting whales.
D) They encouraged nonwhaling states to join the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and to vote for the ban.