Wetlands get the gift of survival
When the Bolivian government recently declared 4.7 million hectares of its wetlands as a Ramsar site they were also giving a valuable Gift to the Earth
WWF welcomes Latin America's largest freshwater protected area
WWF today welcomed both the largest freshwater protected area and the first freshwater Gift to the Earth in Latin America, with the designation by the Bolivian government of three wetlands totalling 46,000 square kilometres - an area larger than Switzerland - as sites of the RAMSAR Convention.
WWF supports protest against Spanish hydrological plan
On Sunday, thousands of demonstrators will participate in a protest in Brussels demanding that the European Union refuse to finance a hydrological plan of the Spanish government.
Report suggests China's massive water transfer project is not worth the cost
Beijing, China: As the Central Government prepares to make its decision on whether to go ahead with a massive water transfer project, WWF China has produced a report suggesting alternatives be reconsidered.
Polish government must take new approach to prevent future floods says WWF
An obsolete flood strategy was largely to blame for the recent devastating floods in Poland according to preliminary research.
INCA/WWF win Icelandic hydropower battle
Conservation organizations in Iceland have won the battle over the massive Karahnukar Hydropower Project. On 1 August, the Icelandic Government's Planning Agency rejected the National Power Company's development scheme, calling the projected environmental impacts unacceptable.
This used to be my playground
The Director of the Environmental Pollution Unit of the conservation organization WWF-Pakistan writes about the human cost of poluting water supplies.
New campaign seeks to protect Spain's much-loved southern coast
Mediterranean Coast, Spain- From the Ancient Greeks to modern times, the Mediterranean has hosted civilizations. Today, millions of tourists flock to these sunny shores each year. But human use of the Mediterranean threatens this great resource as well as the estuaries, wetlands, lagoons, pools and salt marshes that create a mosaic of unique habitats for flora and fauna.
New partnership brings collaborative approach
WWF, the conservation organization, last week joined efforts with Global Water Partnership-Poland to open debate on the future of integrated river basin management in Poland through the launch of the Polish language Overview of the World Commission on Dams Report, 'Dams and Development'.
Water hyacinth threatens 100,000 square kilometres of Indonesia wetlands
WWF's Tropical Wetlands Oceania programme is to support efforts to eradicate the water hyacinth which threatens more than 100,000 square kilomentres of wetlands in Southern Papua region of Indonesia.