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WWF rushes emergency relief to flood-stricken Kaziranga National Park in India

Geneva, 18 September -- The conservation organization, WWF, today announced it was providing financial assistance from its Tiger Emergency Fund for rescue work in flood-stricken Kaziranga National Park...

Posted on 18 September 1998 | 0 comments | Read more

WWF FISHERIES CONFERENCE SEEKS SOLUTIONS TO CURRENT CRISIS:

LISBON -- At the start of an international fisheries conference here today, the conservation organization WWF made three major announcements which highlight solutions to the global fisheries crisis...

Posted on 14 September 1998 | 0 comments | Read more

Global PIC Treaty a Step Forward, Says WWF, But Outright Elimination of Hazardous Chemicals Remains the Big Gap

GLAND, Switzerland: The conservation organization WWF welcomes the signing of a new convention - Prior Informed Consent (PIC)...

Posted on 10 September 1998 | 0 comments | Read more

DISTANT WATER FISHING THREATENS WORLD FISHERIES

BRUSSELS, Belgium: Oversized, distant water fishing fleets are pillaging the worlds oceans, often in the waters of developing countries where they threaten the existence of local fisheries, WWF warned today.

Posted on 09 September 1998 | 0 comments | Read more

10% OF WORLD'S TREE SPECIES THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION

Geneva - The World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC), IUCN -- the World Conservation Union and the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) today announced that 10% of the world's known tree species face extinction.

Posted on 25 August 1998 | 0 comments | Read more

Africa's Rhinos Slowly Growing in Numbers

The total populations of the two African species of rhinoceros, the Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis) and the White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum) are slowly growing, according to new estimates announced today by the conservation organizations WWF and IUCN.

Posted on 19 August 1998 | 0 comments | Read more

Comment: DDT use down but not out

In the past DDT was seen as the chemical most likely to end the scourge of malaria and help control agricultural pests. In time, its hazards became better known. But despite worldwide bans on its use, consumption has not ended.

Posted on 01 August 1998 | 0 comments | Read more

Animal rescue on the Ho Chi Minh Trail

When poor Vietnamese villagers who barely achieve subsistence levels came upon a rare sao la trapped in a ravine, they chose to release the animal rather than kill and eat it. It is a sign of hope in a country recovering from the ravages of war.

Posted on 01 August 1998 | 0 comments | Read more

Water: Going with the flow

As Sweden prepares to present its eighth Stockholm Water Prize, the new interest of big business in global water supply offers an opportunity for investment in the earth's most precious resource. But conservation and management must be top of the agenda.

Posted on 01 August 1998 | 0 comments | Read more

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