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A leopard may not be able to change his spots, but farming communities can change their attitudes so that rare and valuable species may be helped to recover from the brink of extinction.
Three Decades After Silent Spring, DDT Still Menacing the Environment
Montreal, June 30, 1998 -- While banned decades ago in industrialized countries, thousands of tons of the deadly pesticide DDT are still used each year, mainly to fight malaria. Citing the availability of safer and often more effective alternatives, WWF is calling for a global phaseout and eventual ban on DDT production and use by the year 2007.
WWF Calls for Early Phase-Out of Dangerous Chemicals as Talks Begin on POPs
MONTREAL, Canada -- The conservation organization WWF today urged governments at the start of the treaty negotiations on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to be tough in dealing with the growing stock of dangerous chemicals being released into the environment.
Glimmer of Hope for Closing Loopholes in Kyoto Climate Change Agreement
WWF welcomed small but important steps forward in closing the major loopholes written into last years Kyoto agreement on climate change, as two weeks of intergovernmental talks ended today. But the conference did not debate the critical need for industrialised nations to strengthen domestic efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide.
WWF & IUCN Outline 'Vision for Our Blue Planet' on World Oceans Day
At EXPO '98, the conservation organization WWF and the IUCN-World Conservation Union, today released their first-ever global strategy for marine conservation: Creating a Sea Change: A Vision for Our Blue Planet.
