ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

Okay, kiddo, do you know what a convention is? It's like a big meeting where people from different countries get together to talk about important things.

The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling is a convention where countries come together to talk about the hunting of whales. Some countries like to hunt whales for things like meat and oil, but other countries think that's not a good idea because there aren't many whales left in the world.

The convention is important because it helps countries to agree on how many whales can be hunted each year so that whales don't become extinct. It's like when you and your friends share a cake but you have to agree on how big the pieces are so that everyone gets some.

The convention also helps to make sure that the hunting of whales is done in a way that's not dangerous for whales or for people who live near the water.

So, the important thing to remember is that the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling is like a big meeting where countries talk about how to hunt whales in a fair and safe way so that we can keep having whales in the world.