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WWF has won the prize of NGO of the Year at a ceremony for the European Public Affairs Directory Award 2008, in Brussels. Read more...

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Thriving in the Clean Economy

An exclusive online event by WWF Climate Savers & The Economist
Wednesday 18 November 2009
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Atlantic bluefin trade ban now vital as tuna commission fails to take action again

Atlantic bluefin tuna (<i>Thunnus thynnus</i>)

The Atlantic tuna commission came up with only inadequate or delayed actions to ensure the recovery of the eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna, global conservation organisation WWF warned. Saving the tuna will now depend largely on an international trade ban due to be discussed in March.

The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas endorsed a proposal from its chair, the EU, Japan, Morocco and Tunisia to drop the 2010 eastern bluefin quota from 19,500 tonnes to 13,500 tonnes, still far too high to enable stock recovery. Read more...

Economists fail to account for ‘natural capital’ – report

Torey Lakes. Daursky Biosphere Reserve. Russia

Many economists are failing to assess the value of their countries’ natural resources, putting billion’s of people’s well-being at risk and contributing to catastrophic species loss, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme report.

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for National and International Policy Makers 2009 (TEEB) states that governments must adopt better accounting systems that measure the true value of natural resources, and integrate them in government decision-making.

WWF welcomed the report, urging governments to heed the call to reform their economic policies to halt the destruction of natural resources. Read more...

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• Biodiversity & the EU Budget: Making the case for conserving biodiversity in the context of the EU Budget Review

• 2012 Common Fisheries Policy Reform: Long Term Management Plans and Regionalisation of EU Fisheries

• Cool Products, Warm Homes: A European manifesto for sustainable heating and cooling of buildings

Biodiversity & the EU Budget: Making the case for conserving biodiversity in the context of the EU Budget Review

Is Europe capturing the economic value of nature?

The EU will not reach its goal of halting biodiversity loss by 2010. The WWF report (commissioned to the Institute for European Environmental Policy, IEEP) shows that continued and increased EU funding for biodiversity is fundamental to protect biodiversity and related ecosystem services in the EU.

At this moment, neither sufficient budget nor efficient financing mechanisms are in place to ensure that existing opportunities deliver the necessary level of protection. Read more...

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