Europe's Living Countryside - Spain National Report
An analysis of how environmental priorities and objectives were addressed in the last Spanish Rural Development Programme.
No honey left in European “buffets” because of climate change
Brussels, Belgium - Five WWF “Climate Witnesses” from the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain descended on Brussels to tell their personal stories of how climate change is affecting their lives and businesses.
Pirate fishing thrives under flags of convenience, warns report
The pillaging of threatened fish stocks, human rights abuse and global pirate fishing operations worth more than a billion dollars are documented in a new report by WWF, the Australian government and the International Transport Workers' Federation.
EU bans Canary and Azores bottom trawling to save coral reefs
EU fisheries ministers have agreed to ban trawling on the sea bed around Madeira, the Azores and Canary Islands to save their unique coral reefs from destruction.
Europe’s Natura 2000 Network… as the Black storks see it
WWF-Belgium and the European Commission officially launched their project ‘Flying over Natura 2000’ today
::Restoring Portugal's Cork Heritage::
WWF is working on restoring parts of Portugals corklands that were decimated in the forest fires of 2003 as well as encouraging the planting of cork in areas suffering from desertification.
WWF urges Portugal to fight root causes of forest fires
WWF is calling on the Portuguese and other Mediterranean government authorities to address the root causes of forest fires, rather than merely fighting fires when they happen.
Floods and fires – natural disasters are linked to the power sector, says WWF
It is in the power sector, the largest emitter of carbon dioxide, where Europe must address the increase and severity of recent extreme weather events and their disastrous consequences.
Extreme Weather – Summer temperature graphs for European cities
Summer temperature graphs showing the warming trend in the EU capital cities