Freshwater
WWF deeply concerned over deaths of vulnerable Yangtze finless porpoises
Submitted by Earth News on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 17:16
ShareThisBeijing – 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.
WWF-India is awarded the ‘Ground Water Augmentation Award-2010’ by the Government of India
Submitted by Earth News on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 13:43
ShareThisNew Delhi: WWF-India’s Khangchendzonga Landscape (KCL) Programme has been awarded the prestigious ‘Ground Water Augmentation Award-2010’ by the Government of India for its work on springshed development in Sikkim, North East India.
Simple tool helps companies address water risks
Submitted by Earth News on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 13:43
ShareThisA global online tool launched today by WWF and German development finance institution DEG (Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH) enables companies and investors to address their water-related risks.
WWF-India is awarded the ‘Ground Water Augmentation Award-2010’ by the Government of India
Submitted by Earth News on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 13:43
ShareThisNew Delhi: WWF-India’s Khangchendzonga Landscape (KCL) Programme has been awarded the prestigious ‘Ground Water Augmentation Award-2010’ by the Government of India for its work on springshed development in Sikkim, North East India.
Simple tool helps companies address water risks
Submitted by Earth News on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 13:43
ShareThisGland, Switzerland – A global online tool launched today by WWF and German development finance institution DEG (Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH) enables companies and investors to address their water-related risks.
Water scarcity affects 2.7 billion, finds new detailed report
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 00:12
ShareThisGODALMING, UK — Water scarcity impacts at least 2.7 billion people in 201 river basins for at least one month each year, according to a new report published in the online journal PLoS ONE.
WWF urges action to save “Amazon of Europe”
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 00:12
ShareThis Zagreb, Croatia – A WWF petition to save the Danube’s most valuable and best preserved natural river stretch is underway and despite support from close to 10,000 people more signatures are needed.
WWF welcomes French support of UN Watercourses Convention
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 00:12
ShareThis(Marseille, France) – WWF, the global conservation organization, welcomes the announcement by French Prime Minister François Fillon during today’s opening ceremony of the 6th World Water Forum, in Marseille, that France will strongly support the ratification of the UN Watercourses Convention.
Better resource management needed to avert water conflict
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 00:12
ShareThis(Marseille, France) – On the eve of the sixth World Water Forum, the global conservation organization WWF has released new analysis of the reality of water conflicts and necessary actions to avoid a future marred by so-called “water wars”.
