Environmental conservation work in Germany


Latest news and publications


 
Massive CO2 emissions: The power sector is the biggest climate polluter. Tough caps on CO2 under a strong ETS can trigger a switch from dirty coal power to clean and efficient alternatives.

07 Apr 2008
EU carbon market sets up another round of windfall profits for dirtiest power generators
Polluting electricity generators in Europe are set to reap another round of extraordinary windfall profits from the carbon trading scheme meant to curb their carbon emissions, a new report revealed today.
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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

New or updated projects

Modified: Sep 2007 - Started: May 2007

Powerful Communications in Germany to Protect and Improve the European Emission Trading Scheme

The project aims to influence policy decisions on the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), with the ultimate goal of reducing CO2 emissions by major powe... » Read more
 

Protection of the Droemling Wetland Area

 

Lakes in the Uckermark Region



Solar Power Station, Australia


Contact

Klaus-henning Groth
(Director, Communications)
WWF Germany,
Berlin

T: +49 30 308 742 10
 
Andrea Kohl
(Programme Director)
WWF European Policy Office,
Brussels

T: +32 2 7400929

Website

Offices

WWF Germany,
Frankfurt

Rebstoeckerstrasse 55 60326 Frankfurt/Main
Germany

T: +49 69 79 14 40
F: +49 69 61 72 21

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