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WWF-Brazil launches campaign on protected areas
WWF Brazil yesterday launched a nation-wide campaign on protected areas, the first of its kind. "Protect the Brazilian Parks" campaign will help to tackle the risks faced by the country's national parks and reserves.
Comment: Mustering the will to save Central Africa's forests
Until about 10 years ago, the forests of the Congo Basin, with their outstanding biodiversity, had remained largely free of commercial pressures. But anyone who thought this great natural treasure house might be safe was sadly mistaken
Five African Nations Combine to Protect threatened Forests in the Congo Basin, Central Africa
Five African leaders plan to protect vast tracts of forest in the Congo Basin
EU Countries Blamed For Habitats Scandal
Conservation organisation WWF today blamed European Union member states for failing to set up special areas of conservation which they signed up to do as long ago as 1992.
Brazil refuses foreign donations to the Environment
Brazilian Government decided to refuse US$ 25 million dollars donations.. with new update!!
How the profit motive can save forests
International agreements and government supervision are all very well, but the real way to ensure responsible forest management is to apply commercial principles that benefit the companies involved and their shareholders
First prefabricated house in the world built with certified wood is launched in Brazil
Gland, Switzerland - Timber certification worldwide took a major step forward with the launching, in Brazil, of the first prefabricated house entirely built with wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
10% OF WORLD'S TREE SPECIES THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION
Geneva - The World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC), IUCN -- the World Conservation Union and the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) today announced that 10% of the world's known tree species face extinction.
Greece in the Grip of Worst Forest Fires
WWF today urged the Greek Government to take immediate action to put out the forest fires raging in Taygetos in the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece...
Saving India's Sal Trees
A sweeping programme of tree felling to deal with an epidemic of sal borer beetle has outraged conservationists, who say nature may be better equipped to deal with the crisis than human beings are.