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05 Dec 2008
WWF Signs New Agreement for African Cetaceans
WWF-West African Marine Ecoregion Programme today signed a new intergovernmental agreement to conserve the West African Manatee and Small Whales in Western Africa and Macaronesia. The conservation instrument consists of 2 Action Plans for the conservation of theses species, and was first adopted by 15 countries in Togo in October, and opened for signatory by implementing partners today. » Read more
05 Dec 2008
Climate Witness: Dan Cox, USA
Daniel J Cox’s annual trips to observe and photograph polar bears in the Canadian Arctic reveals that arctic ice is freezing for shorter periods each year; drastically shrinking the hunting season for polar bears. » Read more
04 Dec 2008
EU set to fail climate test
European leadership on climate change continued to melt away today as EU Environment Ministers meeting in Brussels appeared unable to inject positive momentum into negotiations on Europe’s flagship response to climate change – the climate and energy package. » Read more
04 Dec 2008
Makeover on the cards for Portugal’s cork forests
The future of many cork oak forests, identified by WWF as an international conservation priority, has been freshened up by the launch of a new partnership in Portugal between WWF and one of the world’s leading health and beauty specialists.
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03 Dec 2008
Brazil falls short with forest emission reduction ambitions
Brazil's revised National Climate Change Plan, which for the first time defines goals for reducing massive emissions from deforestation in the Amazon, is commendable but still short on ambition and detail, WWF-Brazil said today.
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03 Dec 2008
Evidence smacks down scaremongering on climate policies
Fears that companies will simply relocate to “pollution havens” in the face of tougher climate policies and damage the international competitiveness of countries have little support from the evidence, a WWF survey presented this morning to the Poznan climate conference has shown.
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03 Dec 2008
WWF scientist lands international conservation award
Dr Samantha Petersen, a biologist with WWF, the conservation organisation, has won a prestigious international award for her research into the impact of commercial fishing on migratory seabirds, sea turtles and sharks. » Read more
03 Dec 2008
Industry Partnership Launched to Protect World’s Threatened Forests
New Delhi, India: An international partnership between WWF and the forest products industry - the Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) - has today launched a new national arm, the Global Forest & Trade Network-India (GFTN-India). » Read more
Industry Partnership Launched to Protect World’s Threatened Forests
New Delhi, India: An international partnership between WWF and the forest products industry - the Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) - has today launched a new national arm, the Global Forest & Trade Network-India (GFTN-India). » Read more
02 Dec 2008
Cement can cut 90% of emissions
The global cement industry can avoid up to 90% of emissions projected according to a new WWF report. A blueprint for a climate friendly cement industry says that the highly energy intensive industry, responsible for 8 per cent of global emissions, has the tools available to reduce its carbon footprint while continuing its forecast growth. » Read more
02 Dec 2008
Cement sector can cut 90% of projected emissions
Poznan, Poland – The global cement industry can avoid up to 90% of emissions projected under a frozen technology scenario, according to a new WWF report.
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