No more EU-trophication! How CAP reform can save the Baltic Sea
In the last 150 years, the Baltic Sea has developed from a pristine, nutrient-poor, clear water sea to permanent eutrophic conditions. A key factor in the environmental degradation of the BalticSea is the intensification of agriculture – much of it in the last 50 years – in the surrounding drainage basin.
Carpathian biodiversity protocol signed
The biodiveristy protocol signed at the 2nd Conference of the Parties to the Carpathian Convention provides additional support for securing the rich natural heritage of the Carpathians.
Marine dead zones – a growing problem globally and in the Baltic Sea
The global science community is watching the problem of oxygen depletion in marine and coastal areas with growing concern. Over the last few years the number of known dead zones globally has increased from 44 in 1995 to 169 according to a recent report from the World Resource Institute (WRI).
Addressing threats to nature in the Carpathians
The handbook Addressing Threats to Nature in the Carpathians and related materials recently published by the WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme provide an introduction and overview of some of the legal and administrative tools available for addressing conflicts between infrastructure and nature conservation and protected areas in the Carpathian Mountains.
Bloated Mediterranean tuna fleet in race for the last bluefin
Rome, Italy – The most comprehensive analysis yet of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fleet shows it conservatively having twice the fishing capacity of current quotas and more than three and a half times the catch levels recommended by scientists to avoid stock collapse.
This time, world should heed OECD call to action on environment
Paris: The OECD’s Environment Outlook to 2030, issued today, was welcomed by WWF as yet another compelling argument that the costs of inaction on the environment will far exceed the costs of action.
The OECD Outlook is the latest - and at 520 pages one of the weightiest - in a run of reports from prominent economic institutions and commissions calling on governments and international institutions to face up to the seriousness and immediacy of global environmental problems.
Protecting old-growth forests in Poland
A WWF campaign calls on the Polish government to improve protection of one of Europe’s last remaining stands of natural forests.
EU economies living beyond ecological means
The growing economic strength of the European Union has doubled the ecological pressure on the planet in the past 30 years, according to a new WWF report.
Baltic Sea action plan short on actions
Krakow, Poland – A plan to achieve a good ecological status of the Baltic Sea lacks strong commitments to protect one of the world’s most threatened marine ecosystems, says WWF.
Conservation network expands throughout Europe
The European Commission has approved the extension of protected sites throughout Europe, a move that will improve conservation efforts to protect the continent's most seriously threatened habitats and species.