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Dense forest landscape of the northeast tip of Borneo, in the Malaysian state of Sabah, the habitat of the endemic Bornean Pygmy elephant (<i>Elephas maximus borneensis</i>). Sabah, North Borneo, Malaysia.

Asia governors call for forest focus in climate deal

Asian governors from forest-rich countries, gathering in Singapore on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting this week, are urging world leaders to place forests at the forefront of climate change discussions.

Posted on 13 November 2009 | 1 comments | Read more

Oncas rapids, Juruena National Park - part of the Southern Amazon (mega) conservation corridor

Falling Amazon deforestation rates create opportunity for other damaged forests

Fewer trees were cut down in the Amazon this year, creating an opportunity to apply sound government policies to halt deforestation in other damaged forests, WWF says.

Posted on 13 November 2009 | 0 comments | Read more

The Merlion, Singapore’s national emblem, will stand in darkness for one hour to support the fight against climate change.

Talk climate and money, not climate vs money, WWF tells APEC

Singapore – Leaders gathering in Singapore for the APEC summit this weekend must commit to strong and ambitious climate actions if they want to achieve sustainable growth for their region and help their countries to avoid disastrous consequences of global warming.


Posted on 13 November 2009 | 1 comments | Read more

Massive flooding in China in 2007 affected nearly 20 per cent of the country’s 1.3 billion population.

Dhaka, Manila and Jakarta top list of Asian cities facing brutal climate future

Dhaka, Manila and Jakarta are topping a WWF ranking of the climate vulnerability of 11 major cities in Asia.

Posted on 12 November 2009 | 4 comments | Read more

Massive flooding in China in 2007 affected nearly 20 per cent of the country’s 1.3 billion population.

Dhaka, Manila and Jakarta top list of Asian cities facing brutal climate future

Dhaka, Manila and Jakarta are topping a WWF ranking of the climate vulnerability of 11 major cities in Asia.

Posted on 12 November 2009 | 0 comments | Read more

If overfishing of tuna, particularly the Atlantic bluefin tuna, continues, the world fisheries will be faced with an ecological disaster.

Mediterranean bluefin catches continue to mock quotas and science

New bluefin tuna catch estimates show Mediterranean fishing fleets continuing to make a mockery of fishing quotas set by the beleaguered Atlantic tuna commission.  The new estimates are more than four times a recent scientific estimate of fishing levels that would give the collapsing tuna population only a toss of the coin probability of recovery over more than a decade.

Posted on 12 November 2009 | 1 comments | Read more

A government decision to overturn a ten-year ban on the fishing of wild sturgeon in the Danube River basin drew protests in the capital this week, led by WWF and a contingent of local NGOs.

Romanians protest lift of sturgeon fishing ban

A government decision to overturn a ten-year ban on the fishing of wild sturgeon in the Danube River basin drew protests in the capital this week, led by WWF and a contingent of local NGOs.

Posted on 12 November 2009 | 1 comments | Read more

Newlyn commercial port for UK fishing boats

Neglected UK seas catch break with new legislation

The UK Government has today introduced new legislation that will make the region’s neglected seas much healthier, reversing years of overfishing and habitat loss.

Posted on 12 November 2009 | 0 comments | Read more

34 Romanian environmental NGOs, among which are “Save the Delta” Association and WWF organized a bitter protest in Bucharest.

Protests as Romania lifts sturgeon fishing ban

A government decision to overturn a ten-year ban on the fishing of wild sturgeon in the Danube River basin drew protests in the capital this week, led by a contingent of NGOs including WWF.

Posted on 12 November 2009 | 0 comments | Read more

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