World’s whales facing increasing threats along migration ‘superhighways’ from ghost nets, oil drilling and other pollutants.
… Beament | 17th February 2022 | News Whales WWF Biodiversity … a report has warned. Conservation charity WWF is calling for action by countries to … protection from whaling. Drilling A report by WWF and marine scientists, including from the …
The threat to nature is now so severe it is beginning to threaten human existence. Tony Juniper, the author, campaigner and newly appointed campaigns director at WWF UK, talks to OLIVER TICKELL about the vital role nature plays in our very existence and how we abuse it at our peril
… | 24th April 2018 Comment Tony Juniper WWF-UK Biodiversity Food Security … and newly appointed campaigns director at WWF UK, talks to OLIVER TICKELL about the … it off. As the new campaigns director at WWF UK, he is determined to remotivate the …
Tackling the population explosion is critical to avoiding environmental disaster
… hold of the latest Living Planet Report from WWF. Produced in collaboration with the … And then if you feel like congratulating WWF on the brilliant work it does in … only possible response is this: GET A GRIP, WWF! You all know, just as much as I know, …
Our attempts to adapt to, and mitigate, the effects of climate change, such as using biofuels, could worsen the direct effects of climate change on our ecoystems
… Dr Tom Crompton, climate change strategist at WWF, said the findings were in line with WWF's work and that existing policies for …
The steady loss of forests, soils, wetlands, fisheries, species and coral reefs around the world is closely tied to the lack of value we put on nature, says three-year study
… boosted local family incomes. Value nature WWF welcomed the report, urging governments to … at nature in a more holistic way,' said WWF Director of Global and Regional Policy …
Residents of Ecuador's Galápagos islands are mounting angry protests against government plans to open the World Heritage Site to foreign investment in luxury tourism and hotels, writes Jane Shaw. They fear for the fragile ecology of the islands, for water shortages caused by golf courses and swimming pools, and for their livelihoods which depend on current 'low intensity' tourism.
… from around the world to beg Greenpeace, the WWF and anyone else who will listen to help … environmental groups like Greenpeace and WWF will respond to the pleas to help …
Campaigners say the deal needs immediate implementation - with 'no excuses, no delays'.
… head of policy research and development at WWF International. The framework also does not … on the menu for biodiversity tomorrow." WWF was more positive. “Two weeks’ ago, we had …
Broad welcome for new biodiversity targets, including increase in protected areas, but campaigners express concern that previous 2010 targets have still not been met
… planet that can sustain future generations.' WWF said it hoped governments would follow …
As the public comes to terms with Government plans to sell public woodland, industry analysts predict much of the forest could be snapped up by energy companies looking to burn wood as a biofuel
… could be contributing to illegal logging - WWF Many consumers mistakenly think that wood …
Shock and disappointment at rise in rhino poaching in South Africa.
… who was previously African Rhino Lead for WWF International, and Senior Manager: Wildlife Portfolio for WWF South Africa, said that the new poaching …
Sweden's biodiverse ancient forests will be largely wiped out within two decades, writes Alec Forss - and along with it will go thousands of species that depend on mature forest ecosystems. But with powerful logging companies riding roughshod over the law, regulators, politicians and certifiers, who is to stop the destruction before it's too late?
… habitat for many species. A report by the WWF cites the severe lack of dead wood as …
Monarch butterfly numbers are dwindling despite protection of their wintering forests in Mexico, and voluntary schemes to restore their food plant, milkweed, in US field margins, writes Eva Sirinathsinghji. These measures alone are insufficient: no less than an end to the mass spraying of glyphosate on crops, predicated by 'Roundup-ready' GM corn and soy, will do.
… at just 0.67 ha (again performed by the WWF of Mexico and the National Commission of …
Conservationists battling to save Indonesia's rainforests are locked in a dispute over moves to make oil palm plantations more wildlife-friendly. Tom Levitt reports
… ecosystem - are lost during conversion. A WWF study estimated there were 80 mammal …
Although much maligned as a measurement of progress, some believe a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measurement that includes natural capital could be the way forward
… UN’s Human Development Index (HDI) is one; WWF’s Ecological Footprint, produced as part …
The EU's nature directives provide effective protection for endangered species and habitats, writes Leonardo Mazza. So why the Commission's decision to 'review' and 'modernise' the laws? With its commitment to business-friendly deregulation and uninterest in the environment, the aim is surely to gut them - something only EU-wide citizens' mobilisation can prevent.
… - the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), WWF, BirdLife Europe and Friends of the Earth …
In his new book environmental journalist Michael McCarthy bears witness to the astonishing decline in the once common wildlife of our countryside of the last few decades. But as Chris Rose writes, he does far more than bemoan the losses as he shares with us the joy that he still discovers in nature.
… consultant and former campaigner for WWF, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth. This …
The white rhino is in deep trouble after a new surge of poaching. But the fact that it's there at all is largely thanks to one man: Ian Player, who saved the white rhino from near-certain extinction in the 1960's. Earlier this year Nicola Graydon met Dr Player at his home in South Africa, to record his last major interview.
… risk to the animals itself. But experts at WWF and CITES (Convention on International …