Simple ways to help our planet
To celebrate Earth Day, WWF offers some simple suggestions on how everyone can do their part to help protect our planet.
Research into chemicals in rivers "useless" unless industry acts
Oestrogens and other endocrine-disrupting chemicals discharged from sewerage treatment works could have serious effects on fish.
Days are numbered for toxic chemical paint, says WWF
WWF, the conservation organization, welcomed the announcement by International Coatings Ltd. that they will phase out their range of tributyltin (TBT) anti-fouling paints globally by 31 December 2002.
National Park left damaged as Boliden Limited pulls out of Doñana
The Swedish-Canadian mining company, Boliden Limited is courting environmental disaster and potentially putting more than one million people's drinking water at risk by withdrawing from Spain's Doñana National Park, without properly closing down its mine there, according to WWF, the conservation organization.
WWF welcomes the adoption of a Convention to eliminate dangerous chemicals from the seas
WWF, the conservation organization, today welcomed the adoption by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states, of a Convention that will effectively ban the use of organotins in anti-fouling paints on ships.
WWF calls on the IMO members to adhere to ban on a highly toxic chemical
WWF, the conservation organization, today called on the IMO member states to adopt the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems, to rapidly phase out the use of organotins, including tributyltin (TBT) - the most toxic chemical ever deliberately released into the seas.
New threats endanger great whales
At the dawn of the new millennium a series of emerging threats endanger the survival of the great whales according to a report released today by WWF, the conservation organization.
Toxic spill may threaten Malaysian dugongs
WWF Malaysia today called on national authorities to look into the risk of dugongs (sea cows) being affected by a toxic spill in the straits between Malaysia and Singapore.
WWF urges rapid ratification of the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
As diplomats gather in Stockholm this week to sign a global treaty on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), WWF, the conservation organization, today urged governments to quickly ratify the convention, which will help protect wildlife and people throughout the world from toxic contamination.