Environmental conservation work in Sweden


Latest news and publications


 
Climate Witness, Penina Moce

25 Mar 2008
Climate Witnesses support Earth Hour
Individuals witnessing the impacts of climate change on their local environments and communities encourage people around the world to join the global Earth Hour movement and switch off on 29 March 2008. » 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

New or updated projects

Modified: May 2008 - Started: Apr 2008

Responsible Timber Trade in the Baltic States

The project is about the following activities in Latvia and Estonia. 1. Actions against illegal forestry and timber trade: - Analyse continuing ex... » Read more
 
Modified: Jan 2008 - Started: Jan 2005

Freshwater Pearl Mussel and its Habitats

The threats to the freshwater pearl mussel (FPM) are due to changes of (1) the water quality, (2) the biotope (habitat) and (3) the host fish populati... » Read more
 
Modified: Dec 2006 - Started: Oct 2005

Education for Change (EduC)

The Education for Change (EduC) project involves 11 partners: universities and organisations, together and in collaboration with teacher trainers, sc... » Read more

Contact

Mariann Eriksson
(Director of Communications)
WWF Sweden,
Solna

T: +46 8 624 74 19

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Offices

WWF Sweden,
Solna

Ulriksdals Slott 170 81 Solna
Sweden

T: +46 8 624 74 00
F: +46 8 85 13 29

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