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65% of all print-outs and photocopies are binned before the end of the day!

Help stop wasteful paper use by making a SHRINK pledge.

By doing so, you will help conserve trees and water, prevent climate change emissions, pollution, waste, human rights abuses, and save yourself some money too.

Read more about the joint NGO initiative on addressing the madness of over-consumption of paper.
 

WWF Stop Zero Net Deforestation Postcard

Ministers commit to zero net deforestation by 2020

Environment ministers from 60 countries today showed WWF and the world they are serious in the fight to stop forest loss, thereby safeguarding biodiversity, global climate and people's well-being. The ministers showed their commitment at a WWF event held during the  9th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP9)  in Bonn. Read more...
 

New! WWF Green Carbon Guidebook

Green carbon guidebook
Through its Green Carbon Initiative, WWF is deeply involved in the process of developing a credible and comprehensive standard system for forest carbon projects. In this guidebook, we set out what an appropriate meta-standard framework (MSF) must encompass in terms of both technical and methodological elements and implementation procedures to guide project developers and investors. Read more
 

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09 Jun 2008
Stop the madness of wasteful paper consumption – make a ‘SHRINK’ pledge
More than 50 European environmental NGOs today launches “Shrink”, a joint project addressing the madness of over-consumption of paper. Individuals, corporate and institutional paper users are invited to pledge to cut their paper consumption on the new website www.shrinkpaper.org, which also offers useful paper reduction tips.

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