WWF report: Europe feels the heat – Extreme weather and the power sector (self-starting file for on-screen viewing)
A new report from WWF analyzes summer temperature data from 16 EU cities. The temperatures of Europe's capitals have risen by sometimes more than 2°C in the last 30 years.
Four hundred tuna-trap fishermen meet to save bluefin tuna
Around 400 tuna trap fishermen attended the first Tuna Trap International Seminar, held in Zahara de los Atunes, Spain.
Fighting forest fires in Spain
With Europe experiencing its dryest summer on record, WWF is urging more coordinated planning to fight forest fires in Spain.
All dammed up but no water flows, says WWF
As a new heatwave is hitting Europe, WWF warns that building more reservoirs and water storage dams will not solve the continent’s water shortage. The conservation organisation calls authorities to take steps to restore wetlands in order to increase the water supply.
Mediterranean cork forests receive first ever FSC certification
Following the announcement that cork oak forests in Portugal, Spain, and Italy have become FSC-certified, WWF is calling on all cork producing countries to adopt similar measures.
Climate change impacts in the Mediterranean resulting from a 2 degrees C global temperature rise
The Mediterranean has captured human imagination and culture for thousands of years, giving expression to music and invention, spice and wine, oil and olives.
Marshland restoration in Spain’s Doñana National Park
Efforts are underway in Spain's Doñana National Park to restore hundreds of hectares of agricultural land back to original marshlands.
First captive-bred birth of Iberian lynx
WWF is celebrating the first-ever captive-bred birth of Iberian lynx, one of the world's most threatened cat species.
EU must tackle illegal logging in own borders, says WWF
On the day the European Parliament’s committee on foreign affairs votes on Romania and Bulgaria accession to the EU, WWF calls the European institutions to assist the new member States and the accession countries in dealing with illegal logging.
Another lynx killed on Spanish roads
WWF is renewing its call to limit road traffic in the Doñana National Park region, following the death of another endangered Iberian lynx.