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Document pulps APP’s tiger sanctuary claims
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 20:36
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Pekanbaru, Sumatra – A document released today by WWF and partners confirms that a supplier to paper giant Asia Pulp and Paper is clear felling natural tropical forests the company designated as tiger sanctuary. Read more >>
Indian environmental trailblazer gets top WWF honours
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Dr. Ashok Khosla OBE, one of the world’s leading experts on the environment and sustainable development, has been awarded the 2011 WWF Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Medal. Read more >>
WWF: Climate talks helping create a 4° world
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Durban, South Africa: Government leaders are still not seeing the big picture—we are here to address catastrophic climate change, WWF said today ahead of the closing of the climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa.
Samantha Smith, leader of WWF’s global climate and energy initiative issued the following statement: Read more >>
WWF: Governments fail on ambition, courage at UN climate change talks
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Durban, South Africa -- After two weeks of sparring and a day-long extension, governments once again failed today to provide the inspiration and ambition to tackle climate change and provide hope for hundreds of millions around the world who suffer and will continue to suffer from climate-related impacts.
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WWF congratulates Pacific Islands for certification of major tuna fishery
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Gland, Switzerland: A skipjack tuna fishery managed by eight Pacific Island nations has been certified as sustainable to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard, a move WWF says will promote the future health of tuna stocks in the region, bring major benefits to the fishing industry, and have positive repercussions for consumers around the world. Read more >>
Official report confirms massive misuse of EU fisheries funds
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Brussels, Belgium - The EU Court of Auditors today published a report damning costly failures to eliminate overfishing in Europe. The report found that the multi-billion euro European Fisheries Fund designed to balance fishing activities at sustainable levels is actually doing the reverse.
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Environment jeopardised by economic bail-out plans, warns WWF
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Gland, Switzerland/ Brussels, Belgium/Athens, Greece – WWF has stressed the urgent need for sustainable solutions to the ongoing global financial crisis, to preserve the natural capital that underpins successful economic activity, in letters addressed to International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso. Read more >>
Mekong leaders new 10-year plan signals support for green economy
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Leaders from the six countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion have affirmed their commitment to realize a more integrated, prosperous and equitable region, while respecting the environment, at the conclusion of their summit Tuesday in Myanmar’s capital, Nay Pyi Taw. Read more >>
"Our work really starts now..."
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“Future We Want” proposals are not the future we need: WWF
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Gland, Switzerland – The first negotiating draft for the Rio+20 summit on sustainable development has the direction right, but the magnitude wrong, global environmental organization WWF said today. Read more >>
