International development finance agendas at risk of clashing
The world’s nations needed to quickly agree on principles that would avoid different international development finance agendas coming into conflict, WWF warned today.
Forest and donor countries stump up to reduce emissions
Forest and donor countries have kicked off an important joint process which could speed up action to reduce the 15 per cent of global carbon emissions linked to deforestation and forest degradation.
Patterns of Chinese Investment, Aid and Trade in Mozambique
A briefing paper prepared for WWF by the Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch (South Africa) offering an overview of China-Mozambique relations and impacts of Chinese trade and investments on Mozambique's economy, environment and people's livelihood.
Patterns of Chinese Investment, Aid and Trade in Central Africa
An overview of China relations with Central African countries (Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon), and impacts of Chinese trade and investments on the local economy, environment and people's livelihood.
Earth Hour heads into record territory
New records are being achieved for Earth Hour with more countries now signed up for the event than for last year’s globe circling lights out for climate action. Organisers are now active in in 92 countries, compared to a final participation figure of 88 countries in 2009 - with still just over two weeks to go.
Indian Ocean tuna commission fails again on tuna, does better with sharks
Closing to fishing an area already largely closed by pirates is a long way short of being meaningful fisheries management, WWF said at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) in Busan, Korea today.
Europe ducks call for strong bioenergy standard
After several months of delay, Europe has taken the easy way out on sustainability requirements for using solid and gaseous biomass in energy production by giving member countries the ability to adopt individual voluntary standards. “From WWF’s perspective, these recommendations are a worst case scenario,” said László Máthé, WWF’s Bioenergy Coordinator.
A decade on, lower Danube exceeds green corridor targets
A decade after four governments agreed to work together to establish a “green corridor” along the entire length of the Lower Danube River, Europe’s most ambitious wetland protection and restoration programme is well ahead of targets for creating protected areas.
M&S partner with WWF-UK to make waves in seafood sustainability
Seafood is a growing market in the UK, and in the next decade the nation’s appetite for fish and shellfish is unlikely to diminish. But whilst an increasing number of people are aware of the health benefits of seafood, there are still concerns that UK consumers are failing to make the right choices when it comes to the sustainability of their seafood. M&S, one of the UK’s leading retailers is now helping to solve that problem by joining forces with the conservation organisation, WWF-UK to ensure its entire range of seafood products come from sustainable sources.
Sustainability standards completed for tilapia farming
Global standards addressing the negative impacts of tilapia farming on the environment and society have been finalized.
