G20 finance ministers fail to reach green on climate financing
Finance ministers of the world’s dominant economies failed to reach agreement on the financing required for a global agreement to stave off catastrophic climate change, WWF said today as the G20 finance ministers meeting here broke up with no resolution to issues dividing developed and emerging economies.
Genetic tuna tracking opens new options in race to save fish and fisheries
A new method that uses gene sequencing to accurately distinguish between tuna species has the potential to support fisheries management and possible trade restrictions for endangered tuna species. The revelation closely follows news that an international wildlife trade convention is to consider a proposal to ban international trade in the Mediterranean tuna next March.
Failure of nerve threatens to turn Copenhagen into Doha
Conservation organization WWF issued a warning to the world that a lack of political nerve could divert the world from achieving a climate deal in Copenhagen. "Every ingredient bar one - political will - is in place," said WWF global climate leader Kim Carstensen.
Time for stalling past as climate predictions dramatically worsen
Climate negotiators received a new hurry up call today as scientists released new predictions that climate change was happening significantly faster than previous estimates. The new scenario sees warming of double the unacceptable risk levels for runaway catastrophic climate change as "not implausible" if effective action is not taken on emissions and deforestation.
Oil Spill a potential disaster for marine life
WWF warned today that an oil spill off Australia’s North West coast may take a heavy toll on the region’s globally significant wildlife.
Massive river water transfers lacking scrutiny
Large scale transfers of water from one river basin to another are generally occurring without adequate scrutiny of their economic, environmental and social impacts, according to an analysis released to World Water Week by WWF.
WWF camera trap captures rare little long-tailed dunnart footage
WWF field staff working in Australia’s only biodiversity hotspot, the Southwest Australia Ecoregion, recently collected some exciting and rare footage of a tiny native marsupial.
Australia pledges big funds for small whale conservation
Australia on Wednesday pledged AU$500,000 (€284,927) to help save the world’s small whales as part of a major contribution to the International Whaling Commission.
Renewable energy wave rolls across Australia
Waves around Australia and hot rocks beneath it have the capacity to power Australia into a clean energy future and provide tens of thousands of new jobs, according to new reports from WWF. “What we are seeing here is the birth of new industries," said WWF-Australia CEO Greg Bourne.
World’s largest Marine Protected Area one step closer
What may become the world's largest marine protected area came a step closer today following the announcement by Australia’s environment minister Peter Garrett that the Coral Sea would become a Conservation Zone.