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Bigeye Tuna for sale at the fish market in Hawaii.

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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ICCAT, 2008: a decade long tradition of ignoring its scientists on catches and seasons continues, risking collapse of the world's last surviving large bluefin fishery.

24 Nov 2008
End of the line for tuna commission, time for trade measures
The commission tasked with preventing a collapse of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery today opted for catch quotas still far higher than its own scientists recommend and leaving industrial fleets free to scoop up tuna at the height of its spawning period.
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Tuna for sale at the Tokyo Fish Market, Japan

20 Nov 2008
Consumers by the thousand join retailers and restaurants in bluefin boycott
Close to 16,000 citizens from 149 countries have signed up to join numerous restaurants, retailers and chefs in boycotting Mediterranean bluefin tuna – until stocks have recovered and the fishery is properly controlled and managed. » Read more

Mediterranean bluefin tuna — highly prized around the world, especially in Japan for sushi and sashimi — has been under increasing pressure from overfishing. Display of frozen tunas to be auctioned at the Tsukiji fish market, Tokyo, Japan.

17 Nov 2008
Tuna commission faces final roll of the dice on future of Mediterranean bluefin
The 46 Contracting Parties to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas meeting in Marrakech, Morocco until 24 November will decide whether Mediterranean bluefin tuna – and the fishery that depends on it – can be saved from collapse. » Read more

10 Nov 2008
WWF: First certified palm oil shipment worth celebrating, but sector needs to do more
Rotterdam, The Netherlands - As the first certified sustainable palm oil shipment arrives in Europe, WWF is urging major palm oil users to shift to sustainable purchasing and cease doing business with producers persisting with destructive practices .
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05 Nov 2008
WWF congratulates President-elect Obama
Washingon D.C., USA: WWF-US CEO Carter Roberts urges renewed US leadership on climate crisis, high-level participation in Poznan Climate Talks
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29 Oct 2008
Living Planet analysis shows looming ecological credit crunch
The world is heading for an ecological credit crunch as human demands on the world's natural capital reach nearly a third more than earth can sustain. » Read more

The 2008 WWF Duke of Edinburgh Conservation medal winner Marina Silva

28 Oct 2008
Amazon’s champion awarded Duke of Edinburgh medal
The 2008 WWF Duke of Edinburgh Conservation medal has been awarded to former Brazilian Environment Minister Her Excellency Senator Marina Silva.
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17 Oct 2008
EU forest package needs strengthening
Brussels, Belgium –The European Commission's communication today on reducing emissions from deforestation and a legislative proposal to tackle the problem of illegal logging are unlikely to meet their intended objectives of halting deforestation and eliminating the trade of illegal wood, says WWF.
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Bluefin and Yellowfin tuna being processed for sale at the Tokyo fishmarket, Japan.

13 Oct 2008
Spain, Japan back bluefin tuna ban
Key fishing state Spain and key tuna market Japan joined with a majority of other countries to back closing the Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna fishery until it can be brought under control and establishing protected areas in the main breeding grounds.
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