International Activities
According to its own publications the WUPL had sections in Australia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Belgium, Brasília, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, South-Korea, South-Africa, Yugoslavia and USA.
A scientific advisory board of 400 scientists out of 53 countries supported the work of the organization. Among them were 40 Nobel laureates. President of the board was Linus Pauling. Günther Schwab himself held about 1500 public readings.
In Australia the WUPL tried to ward off the dangers connected with the building of the Atomic Reactor at Jervis Bay, only about 130 miles from Sydney.
The World Union for Protection of Life gave the Hans-Adalbert-Schweigart-Medal to:
- 1979: André Gernez and Konrad Lorenz
- 1983: Rosalie Bertell
- 1986: Franz Weber
- ????: Ralph Graeub
- ????: Peter Weish
In 2008 – 50 years after foundation – the organization pledged for the Global Population Speak Out (GPSO). Since 2009 the international stage was activated by scientists in 13 countries. For many organizations with similar goals has been set up since the 1970er, today the WUPL is only open for elected representatives of organizations with equal goals and members with a scientific qualification. In October 2009 the German text of the foundation document was published in the internet. International Members take part in the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009.
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