Danish fishers set anchor on certification
Danish fishers in a landmark decision today announced they planned to adhere to the internationally-recognized marine stewardship standards -- putting a stop to years of overfishing and bycatch.
Copenhagen citizens to reach for the switch as climate spotlight settles on city
WWF’s Earth Hour today announced that the City of Copenhagen will play host to a single-city Earth Hour while it hosts the crucial international conference intended to produce a new deal to stabilize the earth’s climate.
River managers plan a bleak water future for Europe
An ambitious European scheme to fix and safeguard its rivers and secure its water future is at risk of being undermined by poor and inadequate plans for water management prepared by EU countries, a new study by WWF and European Environment Bureau (EEB) has found.
Polar bears and penguins 'just tip of climate change iceberg'
New evidence from the North and South Poles indicates that time is running out for the world’s leaders to respond to climate change.
WWF gives Europe a roadmap to Copenhagen
With a series of critical European Union meetings on a new global climate deal about to begin, WWF has set out what Europe needs to do to grow in a green way while contributing to helping the world avoid passing the 2 degree threshold of warming that presents unacceptable risks of catastrophic climate change.
Earth Hour 2009 setting new records in climate concern
With eight weeks still to go, citizens, businesses and public authorities in 375 cities across 74 countries have already committed to turning off their lights for one hour at 8.30pm on 28 March in a graphic show of support for decisive action on climate change.
Red-letter day for North Sea cod
The European Union and Norway have taken the first step towards saving millions of tonnes of cod and other North Sea fish every year.
Battered sharks get critical listing
Four of the most commercially valuable sharks - one a staple of fish and chips - have just been listed as being of conservation concern by the International Convention on Migratory Species. WWF has actively lobbied for this recognition
Tuna commission comes up with "a disgrace, not a decision"
The commission tasked with preventing a collapse of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery today opted for catch quotas still far higher than its own scientists recommend and leaving industrial fleets free to scoop up tuna at the height of its spawning period.
Europe sits on damning bluefin tuna report
A European fisheries report demonstrating continuing widespread infringements by bluefin tuna fleets despite increased fleet surveillance in the Mediterranean has been delayed until after the conclusion of next week's key international tuna commission meeting to decide on a new management regime for the fishery.