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Wilderness in the Heart of Europe
WWF launches initiative to promote and restore wilderness areas in Europe.
Europe's wilderness
Relatively little wilderness remains in densely settled Europe. Efforts are now underway to save the continent’s last remaining wilderness areas.
Globul supports Parks Day in Bulgaria
GLOBUL, the Bulgarian mobile phone operator, is providing core support for this year’s National Parks Day, which WWF-DCP/Bulgaria is organizing on May 23 in cooperation with the Bulgarian Association of Nature Parks.
5 years on, EU accession scores some wins for nature conservation
Five years after the EU’s “big bang” enlargement to the East and South, some wins have been scored for nature conservation in the new member states.
Award winning ads follow closely on Earth Hour in Kyiv
New WWF advertisements have appeared around Kyiv in the wake of Earth Hour, the global climate action. The social ads, which were developed pro bono by Ogilvy Kyiv, draw attention to the collateral damage that our everyday actions like leaving on unneeded lights have on nature and wildlife.
Greener offices in Romania
On April 22, WWF DCP/Romania and the Romania Green Building Council organized a half-day training course on “Creating Greener Workspaces” to educate the Romanian marketplace on the advantages of green office policies, design and renovation.
Europe’s new buildings get welcome push to produce as much energy as they use
WWF has welcomed a European Parliament vote today that proposes a 2019 deadline for all new houses, offices and shops built in the European Union to produce the same amount of energy they consume. The deadline will be 2016 for all new public buildings.
Illegal wood soon excluded from EU markets
WWF has welcomed today’s decision by the European Parliament to support strict rules to eliminate illegally harvested wood from the European market.
Southeastern Europeans vote earth for Earth Hour
On Saturday, March 28 some 4,000 cities and municipalities in at least 88 countries voted earth by turning off their lights for one hour, Earth Hour, in an unprecedented global effort to raise awareness of climate change. Southeastern Europeans voted earth for Earth Hour 2009 and cities in Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia, and Ukraine were committed.
Proposed Bulgarian Energy Strategy Needs Overhaul
The energy strategy recently proposed by the Bulgarian government needs a complete overhaul according to WWF and other Bulgarian NGOs. Rather than respond to new opportunities and challenges, including EU priorities for energy and climate, the proposed strategy is backward looking, with many elements based on plans from as far back as the 1950s.