Conservation and environmental news & publications: Greece
25 Apr 2008
Poaching is jeopardizing conservation efforts in Greece
An adult lesser white-fronted goose named Mánnu was found dead at Lake Kerkini, south of the Greek-Bulgarian border, in an area where hunting is prohibited. An autopsy confirmed a poacher killed the bird with a shotgun. » Read more
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
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
18 Feb 2008
Coalition against coal fires up in Greece
WWF-Greece and seven municipalities are joining forces to oppose several coal-fired power plant projects, on the grounds they will cause large increases of greenhouse gas emissions and cause local pollution problems. » Read more
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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19 Nov 2007
EU economies living beyond ecological means
The growing economic strength of the European Union has doubled the ecological pressure on the planet in the past 30 years, according to a new WWF report. » Read more
27 Sep 2007
Greek forests severely damaged by summer fires
A report by WWF gives an overview of the damages and environmental impacts caused by the devastating wildfires that raged throughout southern Greece this past summer. » Read more
10 Sep 2007
Sea turtles threatened by rising seas
Sea turtles lay their eggs into the beach sand. Many return to the exact beaches that they were hatched to lay the eggs for the next generation of turtles. But sea level rise due to climate change threatens beach habitat. A new study predicts that turtle reproduction will be hard hit. » Read more
03 Sep 2007
Greek forest fires: An update from WWF-Greece
More than 200 separate fires have been reported in Greece, resulting in the deaths of more than 60 people and destroying many homes and property. WWF-Greece's CEO, Demetres Karavellas, gives an update.
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27 Jun 2007
Pipedreams: River basin transfers threaten world’s most vital resource
A new WWF report shows that massive engineering schemes to divert the flow of rivers undermine entire ecosystems and can damage livelihoods. » Read more
