Toothless laws encourage rising demand for pangolin
Rising demand for pangolins, mostly from mainland China, compounded by lax laws is wiping out the unique toothless anteaters from their native habitats in Southeast Asia, according to a group of leading pangolin experts.
Poaching crisis as rhino horn demand booms in Asia
Rhino poaching worldwide is poised to hit a 15-year-high driven by Asian demand for horns, according to new research.
Thank You!
A warm thank you to all of you who attended the charity screening of 'Trail of the Panda' on Wednesday 10th of June.
Confirmed success for Earth Hour 2009
Just two months after thousands of Singaporeans joined WWF’s Earth Hour, leading market research firm The Nielsen Company and figures released by the EMA have confirmed that Earth Hour Singapore was a big success with the most phenomenal levels of participation and action.
Pulp giant APP set to assault Sumatra orangutan sanctuary
A massive logging operation planned by Asian Pulp & Paper and the Sinar Mas Group (APP/SMG) and associated companies is to include large portions of the only areas that Sumatran orangutans have ever successfully been re-introduced into the wild, conservation groups active in Jambi province have learned.
Coral climate crunch could displace millions
If the world does not take effective action on climate change, coral reefs will disappear from the Coral Triangle by the end of the century, the ability of the region’s coastal environments to feed people will decline by 80 per cent, and the livelihoods of around 100 million people will have been lost or severely impacted.
Healthy Marine Life, Sustainable Seafood and You!
Learn more about marine conservation from Katherine Short, WWF during a talk on "Healthy Marine Life, Sustainable Seafood and You! at the Botanic Gardens, 18th May at 7pm.
Marketing the Coral Triangle & Saving the Planet - a call for partners
"Marketing the Coral Triangle & Saving the Planet - a call for partners" will be the title of the seminar held by Lida Pet-Soede, Programme Leader of the Coral Triangle Network Initiative on the 23rd of April at 16:00 pm at ADEX 2009.
After the lights switched back on .. what next?
WWF Singapore has today confirmed that this Saturday’s Earth Hour event was indeed a major success with in excess of 500 businesses and over 25,000 individuals formally signing up in Singapore and many thousands more estimated to have taken part without having chance to formally register for the campaign.
Asian nations from Philippines to India have delivered huge boost to Earth Hour
News wrap from Earth Hour in Asia