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01 Dec 2008
Essential reading for low-carbon lifestyle
A consumer handbook on how individuals and families can reduce their carbon footprint and monthly outgoings has been published today by WWF. The WWF Pocket Guide to a One Planet Lifestyle contains top tips on how to be more environmentally-friendly in the home, the workplace and when planning a holiday.
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01 Dec 2008
WWF calls on governments to crack the climate nut
As UN climate talks enter their next round in Poznan, WWF calls on governments to ensure that the conference shifts the climate negotiations into a much faster gear by producing first real negotiation texts. A final version of the treaty is due end of 2009.
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01 Dec 2008
ECONNECT- restoring the web of life
In early November a kick-off meeting in Vienna launched the ambitious international project “ECONNECT restoring the web of life”, financed by the EU (as part of the Alpine Space Programme) and with the close collaboration of WWF’s European Alpine programme. The new frontier of nature conservation is the establishment of ecological networks between habitats and protected areas across the Alps and the newly launched project is a powerful first step in this direction. » Read more
01 Dec 2008
Benefits beckon if eastern European countries join climate leaders’ club
As Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, and French President, Nicolas Sarkozy host a summit with Central and Eastern European States in Gdansk on 6 December, WWF calls on eastern European leaders to reach out for the benefits of low carbon economies rather than try to hold the line for continuing high emissions and the economic model of a century ago. » Read more
29 Nov 2008
Amazon deforestation trend on the increase
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon forests has flipped from a decreasing to an increasing trend, according to new annual figures released yesterday by the country's space agency INPE. Brazil's government has meanwhile confirmed that it will be issuing forest related carbon emission reduction targets on Monday. » Read more
28 Nov 2008
African governments commit to protect gorillas
The first meeting of the Parties of the Gorilla Agreement, to be held in Rome tomorrow, is expected to come up with practical proposals to further gorilla conservation work in Africa.
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27 Nov 2008
WWF Travel Helper makes it easy to count and cut your CO2
WWF and Swiss firm routeRANK have launched an online European travel planner designed to help fight climate change.
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27 Nov 2008
Sea levels set to rise faster than expected
Even warming of less than 2°C might be enough to trigger the loss of Arctic sea ice and the meltdown of the Greenland Ice Sheet, causing global sea levels to rise by several metres.
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27 Nov 2008
Pacific tuna face risky fisheries meeting
Yellowfin tuna and bigeye tuna fisheries in the western and central Pacific also face collapse if a forthcoming management meeting doesn't dramatically change the way they are harvested, WWF warned today.
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27 Nov 2008
Pacific tuna face risky fisheries meeting
Yellowfin tuna and bigeye tuna fisheries in the western and central Pacific also face collapse if a forthcoming management meeting doesn't dramatically change the way they are harvested, WWF warned today.
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