A rhino translocation operation got underway earlier this week in Nepal, targeting five of the endangered Greater one-horned rhinocerous in Royal Chitwan National Park, WWF, the conservation organization said today.
Decospan, Europe's biggest manufacturer of veneer panelling, announced today it will buy as many wood products as possible from well-managed woodlands.
The Table Mountain Fund was established in 1993 by WWF-South Africa. When it was launched by Sir Edmund Hillary, the focus was on the Cape Peninsula only. Since then, with increased income, the focus of the Fund has expanded to cover the Cape Floral Kingdom as a whole.
The Habitats Directive can play a vital role in Europe's race against time to save its endangered species and habitats - but it must be fully implemented.
WWF expresses its concern at the series of oil spills caused by the Brazilian oil company, Petrobras, of which the sinking of the P-36 oil rig is only the latest example.
On the eve of World Forest Day, the results of a survey by WWF-Brazil and ISER (a Rio de Janeiro-based independent research institute), released today in Brasilia, show that conservation of the forests is number one priority for the residents of the Amazon.
WWF-Japan and JR East*, the Japanese railway giant, will run an "Eco-train 2001" on the Yamanote Line for a month from 21 March.
WWF's Director General, Dr Claude Martin earlier this week wrote to the Government of Kenya protesting the impending degazettement of more than 10 per cent of the country's forests.
In a landmark retreat on climate change, President Bush has bowed to the interests of America's coal and power plant lobbies, according to WWF, the conservation organization.
This week three West African nations will announce drastic action to save one of the world's richest marine environments from overfishing by EU and other fishing fleets.
