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Fast growing plantations highly controversial, environmental groups say
A new report launched today at the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) corrects some major popular misconceptions about tree plantations, and warns that the rapid expansion of often heavily subsidized industrial fast wood plantations cannot be relied upon to stop deforestation or generate employment.
One step forward, two steps back?
EU accession countries are spending a fortune to come into line with EU environmental standards. Yet any improvements made are likely to be lost unless European leaders show more committed leadership.
Carpathian nature richest of Europe's mountains, new report shows
A new WWF report shows that the Carpathian Mountains are probably home to Europe's richest diversity of mountain-dwelling animal and plants species, but also warns that this treasure could be lost without better legal protection.
Restore our wetlands or face worse floods
WWF, the conservation organization, today called on the EU and national governments to do more to prevent future flooding and not to use the new "Solidarity Fund" to repeat the mistakes that have led to Europe's recurring and intensifying floods.
A New Strategy for the Bulgarian Danube Islands will ensure the Protection of Natural Floodplain Forests
The new government in Bulgaria has committed to the Bulgarian Danube island restoration strategy developed in cooperation between the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture and Forests and the Ministry of Environment and Water, the Danube-Carpathian Programme of WWF-International and Bulgarian environmental NGOs.
Safeguarding life in the Carpathians
For centuries, people have made a living in the forests, valleys and plains of the Carpathian mountains. Now deforestation, overlogging, inappropriate development and poachers threaten to destroy a natural habitat that also contains the biggest population of large carnivores in Europe
Blue Danube, Black Sea: a portrait of the Danube Delta
The delta of the River danube remains one of Europe's best-kept secrets. While other parts of the continent suffer severe degradation this most secret corner has its own success story.