Conservation and environmental news & publications: Austria

The Mediterranean's tuna fleet needs to shed a third of its vessels to fish within the law, and even more to save bluefin stocks according to scientific advice - but 25 new boats are currently under construction

12 Mar 2008
Bloated Mediterranean tuna fleet in race for the last bluefin
Rome, Italy – The most comprehensive analysis yet of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fleet shows it conservatively having twice the fishing capacity of current quotas and more than three and a half times the catch levels recommended by scientists to avoid stock collapse. » Read more

Severely degraded mangroves due to rising sea levels and clearing for commercial shrimp and salt farms, Thailand. These factors have contributed greatly to the destruction of large tracts of coastal mangroves in the country.

05 Mar 2008
This time, world should heed OECD call to action on environment
Paris: The OECD’s Environment Outlook to 2030, issued today, was welcomed by WWF as yet another compelling argument that the costs of inaction on the environment will far exceed the costs of action.

The OECD Outlook is the latest - and at 520 pages one of the weightiest - in a run of reports from prominent economic institutions and commissions calling on governments and international institutions to face up to the seriousness and immediacy of global environmental problems. » Read more

WWF points out that the over-exploitation of fossil fuels - such as coal, gas and oil - is putting the whole of humanity under threat from climate change.

13 Feb 2008
HP commits to further GHG emissions reductions in joining WWF Climate Savers
HP, one of the world's largest IT companies, has pledged to reduce the emissions from its own operations and the use of its products to 6 million tonnes below 2005 levels by 2010.
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Mediterranean bluefin tuna — highly prized around the world, especially in Japan for sushi and sashimi — has been under increasing pressure from overfishing. Display of frozen tunas to be auctioned at the Tsukiji fish market, Tokyo, Japan.

28 Jan 2008
Join retailers’ Mediterranean bluefin tuna boycott, urges WWF
As more and more major European retailers boycott Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna, WWF used the occasion of the Barcelona Seafood Summit to call on more to join the ban until the imperilled species is out of the danger zone.
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04 Jan 2008
Growing Concern as Danube Modification Projects move Forward
The future of the Danube hangs in the balance as the first projects to promote navigation on the river move from paper toward reality. We present an update on where things stand. » Read more

The last free-flowing section of the Danube in Germany is planned to be regulated

06 Dec 2007
Danube dialogue brings together environmentalists and navigation lobby
A further step toward the sustainable use of the Danube was made yesterday with the adoption of a joint statement by the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River. » Read more

The protection of the Danube is a central concern for me. Together with WWF and its partners, I want to contribute to preserving this unique heritage for the benefit of people and nature and protecting it from future threats – Hubert von Goisern

25 Sep 2007
Music for a living Danube
From Germany’s Black Forest to the Danube Delta in Romania and Ukraine, WWF and an Austrian musician journey down one of Europe’s longest rivers, raising awareness along the way about threats to its survival. » Read more

Dr Christian Bratrich (right) talking with Austrian State Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer about regulating the Danube River for shipping purposes.

14 Sep 2007
One-sided discussion on Danube's future
Environmentalists were left outside while the top representatives of transport and infrastructure sector from different Danube countries met behind closed doors on Thursday, September 13 to discuss the Danube’s future. The one-sided discussion is indicative of the current trend of transport policies regarding the Danube. » Read more

EU plans out of balance. The Danube is a lifeline, not just a shipping canal.

11 Sep 2007
Development plans for Danube out of balance and a waste of money
Current plans for promoting shipping on the Danube River will require EU taxpayers to pay double for work that is not needed in the first place. This is the conclusion of a new WWF-commissioned study. » Read more

For centuries, Danube fish and other wildlife have been a source of food and livelihoods.

05 Sep 2007
Danube River organization wins water management prize
The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River Basin has won the prestigious International Thiess River Prize for excellence in water management in the Danube River Basin.
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