Environmental conservation work in the Czech Republic

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

21 Apr 2008
Bear facts - Audio Interview on bears in the Carpathians
Europe’s brown bears, most of which live in Romania, are facing increasing risks -- from government plans to cut their numbers, to clashes with humans and encroachment on their habitats. WWF's radio programme Wild Talk recently caught up with Andreas Beckmann, from WWF’s Danube Carpathian programme, to learn what is being done to help the bears. » Read more

14 Apr 2008
Audio slideshow: A wealth from farming
The Danube-Carpathian region has many of Europe's richest richest cultural landscapes. But changing rural economies and land use are putting pressure on many of these areas. In our slideshow, WWF's Koen de Rijck talks about these nature values and the people that have created them, the threats they face, and how to address these challenges, accompanied by Koen's striking photos of the landscapes and people of the region. » Read more

10 Apr 2008
Addressing threats to nature in the Carpathians
The handbook Addressing Threats to Nature in the Carpathians and related materials recently published by the WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme provide an introduction and overview of some of the legal and administrative tools available for addressing conflicts between infrastructure and nature conservation and protected areas in the Carpathian Mountains. » Read more