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Russian Minister blocks Kyoto Protocol, says WWF
WWF today criticized the Russian Minister for Economic Development and Trade, Mr. German Gref, for blocking ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, the world's only international treaty to curb climate change by limiting global warming pollution.
EU CAP reform must be profound and timely
On the eve of the informal Agricultural Council in Corfu, in a joint letter Oxfam International, WWF, and the European consumers' organization BEUC urge EU Agriculture Ministers to agree on a profound and timely reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Road to ruin
An EU-supported expressway threatens to maul Poland’s largest national park, throwing up questions about the future shape of an enlarged Europe.
Delay and indecision on hazardous chemicals
Environmental NGOs today criticized the European Commission for allowing further delays in the proposed EU chemicals reform, despite the fact that poorly regulated hazardous chemicals are found in common consumer items like televisions, perfumes, sportswear, cleaning products, and body products.
Water transfers are increasing the water crisis
A new study of the Spain's Tagus Segura Transfer shows that big-volume water transfers worsen social, economic, and environmental problems instead of solving them. The results come as the European Commission is deciding on 7.5 billion Euro funding for the Spanish National Hydrological Plan (SNHP), based on the same water transfer model.
WWF provides blueprint for EU power sector to curb global warming now
The EU power sector can cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that contribute to global warming to about 50 per cent of today’s levels and reduce its dependency on dirty fossil fuels by 2020, according to a report released today by WWF.
NGO disappointment: Legal affairs vote set to weaken EU's Environmental Liability Directive
Today the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market voted for a serious weakening of the proposed Directive on Environmental Liability. If adopted into legislation, the Legal Affairs amendments would mean that taxpayers, rather than polluters, would continue to pay the costs of repairing environmental damage in the vast majority of cases.
Alarming lack of forest protection in Europe
A new WWF report shows an alarming lack of effective and adequate protection for Europe's forest biodiversity.
Survey shows Europeans want more protected forests
A WWF-commissioned independent opinion survey across 12 European countries, released today, finds 93 per cent of the population believe it is important that forests are well protected, and 80 per cent believe there should be more protected forest areas like national parks in their country.
A new constitution for a sustainable Europe
An EU Constitution that ignores Europe's nature would contradict the views of European citizens, says WWF.
