Native forest operation in Argentina is FSC certified
FSC certification of a forestry company in Argentina shows that native forest operations are an economic alternative to land clearing.
Ban proposed on bottom-trawl fishing around Azores, Madeira, and Canaries Islands
WWF welcomes a proposal tabled today by the European Commission to ban the use of bottom-trawl fishing gear around the Azores, Madeira, and Canaries Islands.
Local chiefs finance anti-poaching group
Local chiefs living around the Mount Kupe forest of Cameroon are financing an anti-poaching group to act as rangers against illegal activities in this valuable but threatened area.
Gediz Delta remains protected for now
Turkey's Gediz Delta has been granted a stay of execution in a court battle over whether its protection status can be downgraded.
Honey: helping to save Indonesian forest
A project in Indonesia's Tesso Nilo forest is helping to conserve the trees favoured by wild bees - helping both local people and the forest to survive.
Demonstration farms in Latvia show the path to sustainable forestry
As part of the WWF and IKEA cooperation on Forest Projects, demonstration farms are helping Latvia's 160,000 new forest owners put environmentally responsible forestry into practice.
Return of the Amur tiger?
An Amur tiger has been sighted in Zeya Nature Reserve, hundreds of kilometres north-west of the species' main habitat in the Amur region of the Russian Far East.
Ray and shark fishing to stop in Mauritanian national park
An agreement to stop targeted fishing of sharks and rays in Banc d’Arguin National Park, Mauritania, brings hope to threatened marine species in West Africa.
Endangered mountain gorillas defy odds
A census of mountain gorillas in Central Africa's Virunga mountains has recorded an impressive 17 per cent increase in the population of this highly endangered great ape.
No money for Nieszawa dam in Polish 2004 national budget
For the second time, the Polish parliament has rejected plans to finance a dam on one of Europe's last-remaining free-flowing rivers, the Vistula.