Conservation news from or about the Danube-Carpathian region
26 Jun 2008
Carpathian biodiversity protocol signed
The biodiveristy protocol signed at the 2nd Conference of the Parties to the Carpathian Convention provides additional support for securing the rich natural heritage of the Carpathians. » Read more
25 Jun 2008
Good food, good farming, good nature
New project promotes links between good food, good farming and good nature in Bulgaria and Romania.
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05 Jun 2008
Environment Day, June 5: Why does biodiversity matter?
On Environment Day, WWF International James Leape asks: Why does biodiversity matter? Why protect the environment and save endangered species when the world’s poor – at least three billion who live on less than three dollars a day – face unprecedented food shortages? Not to mention the estimated one billion with no access to clean drinking water. » Read more
23 May 2008
ProPark to support protected areas in Romania and beyond
WWF has teamed up with FFI and others in establishing Pro Park, a new organisation dedicated to developing and improving protected areas management capacity as well as raising awareness of the importance of nature conservation -- key needs for securing many of Europe's greatest natural values.
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19 May 2008
Environmental protection vital to reducing natural disaster impact: WWF
Bonn, May 20, 2008 – Environmental degradation is a key factor turning extreme weather events into natural disasters, a new WWF report has found.
WWF is urging governments to create suitable protected areas and to maintaining natural ecosystems, such as coastal mangroves, coral reefs, floodplains and forest, that may help buffer against natural hazards. » Read more
19 May 2008
Bystroye Canal: WWF study to identify alternatives
Bucuresti/Odessa - The fourth meeting of the Parties to the Espoo Convention, which will take place in Bucharest from 19 to 21 May 2008, is expected to endorse findings that Ukraine has been in non-compliance with its obligations under this international environmental agreement in connection with its construction of the deep-water navigation route along the Bystroye channel through the core zone of the Ukrainian Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve. A study commissioned by WWF, the global conservation organisation, can help identify alternative options for promoting shipping in the Ukrainian Delta that have less severe environmental and trans-boundary impacts.
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16 May 2008
Biodiversity loss puts people at risk
Future generations face hunger, thirst, disease and disaster if we carry on losing biodiversity. And as biodiversity plummets our use of resources soars - WWF now estimates that biodiversity on our planet has declined by more than a quarter in the last 35 years. » Read more
15 May 2008
EU farming subsidies for Romania, Bulgaria need better targetting
Some €2.6 billion is available for supporting rural development and environment in Bulgaria and Romania in the current funding period 2007-13. But relatively little of this money is likely to actually reach and support the small-scale farmers in the countries that contribute the most to securing biodiversity and ecosystem services.
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07 May 2008
Rivers of sound - Audio interview with Hubert von Goisern
Last summer, Austrian musician Hubert von Goisem took to a barge to bring his music and environmental message to the people who live along the Danube. Now he is planning a similar concert tour along the Rhine. Andreas Beckman, from WWF’s Danube Carpathian programme, asked him why. » Read more
25 Apr 2008
Planting the energy for wetland conservation in north Hungary
Making the right decisions on how to use land and plants in rural Europe can bring many benefits for business, nature and rural development.
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