WWF warns destruction of natural habitats and intensive farming create perfect conditions for another pandemic to emerge.
… News Brexit International Trade Coronavirus WWF 100259198-1.jpg WWF warns destruction of natural habitats and … nature and support sustainable farming, WWF warned. A new report from the conservation …
50 leading charities - including WWF, Oxfam and the Women's Institute - sign letter to Boris Johnson advocating a 'green and just' recovery from Covid-19.
… | 15th June 2020 News Climate Breakdown Oxfam WWF The Climate Coalition Coronavirus … 50 leading charities - including WWF, Oxfam and the Women's Institute - sign … More than 50 leading charities - including WWF, Oxfam and the Women's Institute - have …
Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo has halted mountain gorilla tourism.
… 1,000 in 2018. Africa conservation manager at WWF-UK, Cath Lawson said: "The recent gains in … for disease transmission, is the priority." WWF, which is part of the International … 10 metres distance and wearing face masks, WWF said. This Author Emily Beament is the PA …
'We would want to see more ambition, more heart and certainly more investment in nature.'
… July 2020 News Climate Breakdown Coronavirus WWF UK Government Boris Johnson 'We would want … Priority Tanya Steele, chief executive of WWF, raised concerns that "the question is, is …
The respected Russian campaign group Sakhalin Environment Watch is being forced to choose between registering as a 'foreign agent' label and closing down, writes Oliver Tickell. Environmental campaigning, it seems, is now a 'political activity'.
… Welfare (IFAW). It is also supported by WWF Russia. Most recently it received a … As evidence the report cites: a link to a WWF Russia statement on the need to protect …
Hundreds of wildlife groups worldwide sign open letter to WHO calling for a ban on wildlife meat trade to stop future potential global pandemics.
… Separate research by wildlife charity WWF found high levels of public support in … Marco Lambertini, director general of WWF International, said: "People are deeply …
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 …
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, worth over $900 billion, has today announced that it will divest from coal, a move expected to force the sale of investments worth $13.3 billion. Campaigners say that other funds have now 'run out of excuses' not to follow suit.
… society organizations including Greenpeace, WWF, Future in Our Hands, urgewald and 350.org …
The launch of the massive economic ecosystem assessment, TEEB, will help force the natural world onto the corporate balance sheet. It's a step forward. But how will protesters react to the ground shifting under their feet?
… been seen as the other side of the fence are WWF, Conservation International, Kew Gardens …
With better planning, EU spending can finance projects which bring environmental, social and economic benefits to all, says a new coalition of campaign groups
… Network, Friends of the Earth Europe and WWF, illustrate the potential of a … twitter.com/foeeurope twitter.com/wwfeu …
As Greece prepares for its referendum, Takis Grigoriou takes Greece to task for its highly polluting lignite power sector, its ditching of a successful solar program in favour of more coal, the minimal insulation in its buildings that locks in high fuel bills, and Syriza's failure to tackle these issues. The good news? Greece's latest €1.4bn coal project looks like going unfunded.
… thousand more, but it is fiercely opposed by WWF Greece as a "dirty giant" that sets … the other half of the money. A new study by WWF-Greece questions also the project's …
Plans to create a market in nature itself are fraught with danger, writes Alex Scrivener. Biodiversity offsetting could allow the fate of our forests, rivers, meadows and wildlife species, and the people who depend on them, to be determined by the whims of multinational corporations and speculative investors.
… will not stop at levels deemed acceptable by WWF. Take a look at the 'species banking' that …
As ever more companies and governments pledge to 'go green' and protect forests, the world's tribal peoples should be among the main beneficiaries, writes Amy Dickens. Yet the reverse is the case. All too often the promises are purest greenwash, used to conceal the human and environmental tragedy of land-grabbing for plantations, mines, logging and even 'conservation'.
… Resources Institute, and founding member WWF . Despite these reputable credentials, …
A partnership between an Oxford-based social enterprise and the local Council provides a blueprint for financing community energy projects, writes Wendy Twist. And with £2.3 million in the bank, things are really starting to move ...
… marine biologist, then worked for Earthlife, WWF and Living Earth before joining Oxfam to …
You've read about the Occupy Wall Street and London protests and you know about corporate greed (and the banking bail-out) but how can you do something about it?
… the Finance Innovation Lab , run jointly by WWF and ICAEW, where you can find like-minded …
The 'Autumn Statement' delivered with such aplomb by the Chancellor is yet another attack on the UK's sustainable future, write David Lowry & Oliver Tickell - cutting energy efficiency funds just as tens of thousands are set to die of cold this winter, betting £250m on pointless nuclear research, and raiding the renewables budget to fund subsidies to nuclear power and fossil fuels.
… energy?" Quite. Losing out on jobs and growth WWF-UK Chief Executive David Nussbaum …