Conservation and environmental news & publications: Portugal

01 Oct 2008
Stronger European climate action could have €25 billion health benefit
Health savings of up to 25 billion euros could be achieved every year in Europe if the European Union immediately opted for stronger climate policies, says a new study published by health and environment NGOs. » Read more

Scattered cork oak trees on lands heavily affected by desertification. Mertola, Alentejo region, Portugal.

16 Sep 2008
Abandoning wine corks risks screwing up landscape in Portugal
Abandoning wine corks for screw tops and plastic substitutes is not only flying in the face of tradition, it is also damaging to the environment.
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A man protests against the overfishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean.

12 Sep 2008
Collapsing fishery gets tuna commission a blast from own review
Calling the management of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery “an international disgrace”, a high level review has called for an immediate suspension of fishing. » Read more

The Azores is one of the best preserved deep sea environments in European waters.

03 Jul 2008
Azores faces fishing out after court appeal fails
A Court ruling has cleared the way for even more intensive fishing of one of the Atlantic’s most diverse deep sea habitats. » Read more

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

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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Newly discovered corals off the northeast Canadian coast have been shown to be suffering from destructive fishing activities.

11 Sep 2007
Fishing nations urged to protect newly discovered cold-water corals
A new study released by WWF identifies three cold-water coral “hotspots” off Canada's Atlantic coast that need protection from destructive fishing practices. » Read more

27 Sep 2006
Fish Dish - exposing the unacceptable face of seafood
This briefing provides a snapshot of the destruction and waste behind some European fisheries. » Read more

Bottom trawling for Norwegian lobster and other crustaceans is devastating the sea floor and the marine environment.

27 Sep 2006
Dishes of destruction: the hidden cost of seafood
Some of Europe’s most popular fish dishes are a recipe for disaster for our oceans and fishing communities, warns WWF in a new report, which exposes the destructive, illegal and wasteful fishing which lies behind some of our favourite seafood. » Read more

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