Alerts & Updates
WWF Climate Savers companies cut 100 million tonnes of greenhouse gases
Submitted by Earth News on Sat, 05/19/2012 - 00:10
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Gland, 9 May 2012 - Corporate members of WWF's Climate Savers programme cut their carbon dioxide emissions by more than 100 million tonnes over the period 1999 to 2011, according to an independent review of the programm Read more >>
Sanctuary boundaries need to extend south to protect last 55 Maui’s dolphins
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Wellington, New Zealand – WWF-New Zealand is calling on the Department of Conservation to help protect the world’s remaining Maui’s dolphins by extending the boundary of the Marine Mammal Sanctuary further south and suspending all current mining and seismic activity in their habitat.
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Countdown starts for presidential veto on Brazil Forest Code
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Brasilia, Brazil: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has until May 25 to decide whether to veto a draft rewrite of Brazil’s Forest Code that will wind back protections against deforestation in the Amazon and other areas and offer wide ranging amnesties for illegal deforestation. Read more >>
Population of world's most endangered leopard grows in China
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Changchun, China - Northeast China’s Jilin Province Department of Forestry says the endangered Amur leopard population has almost doubled in the province, and now numbers between 8 and 11 individuals according to findings from a new survey. Read more >>
WWF: Elephants in central Africa in urgent danger of poaching
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WWF has learned that there is a imminent threat of elephant poaching in the Central African Republic. We will keep you posted with updates on the situation as they emerge. Read more >>
WWF deeply concerned over deaths of vulnerable Yangtze finless porpoises
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Beijing – WWF is deeply concerned over the reported deaths of over 32 vulnerable Yangtze finless porpoises since the beginning of the year, and is working with authorities and local communities to prevent the tragedy from reoccurring. Read more >>
WWF mourns Virunga ranger death
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May 11, 2012 – A ranger and two Congolese soldiers protecting evacuating civilians in Virunga National Park have been gunned down in an ambush, park officials say. The men came under machine gun fire by a group of 100 unidentified militia members while attempting to secure an important transit route. Read more >>
SKF Group joins WWF Climate Savers with ambitious climate action programme
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Rotterdam, Netherlands: SKF Group, a leading global supplier of bearings, seals, mechatronics, lubrication systems and services has announced an ambitious series of emissions reductions measures as it became the world’s first industrial engineering company to join WWF’s Climate Savers Programme. Read more >>
Young Nepalese-Belgian environmentalist wins prestigious international award
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Rotterdam: Dawa Steven Sherpa, 28-year-old mountain guide and adventure pioneer, has been awarded the first ever WWF International President’s Award during a special ceremony at global conservation organization WWF’s Annual Conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Poor environmental performance seen as risk in palm oil investment
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Singapore - Environmental and social impacts of palm oil plantations could pose a material risk to investment in the fast growing sector, according to an investor survey released by WWF to a recent high-level meeting of investors and producers. Read more >>
