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 …
A new investigation of palm oil plantations, companies and auditors has found that the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is failing to deliver on its promise, writes Chris Lang. Widespread fraud, collusion between auditors and companies, conflicts of interest, and a flawed complaints system mean that RSPO-certified palm oil may be destructively and illegally produced.
… 2004 following a series of meetings between WWF and palm oil companies. According to WWF , "One of the huge successes of the … palm oil." On its website about the RSPO, WWF has a promotional video for the RSPO. It …
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 …
The UK Government has announced 27 new Marine Conservation Zones covering an areas three times the size of Wiltshire.
… considered in the next phase. Dr Iwan Ball, WWF-UK marine programme manager, said: "Our … by leading conservation charities, including WWF UK, calling on the Government to take …
'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 …
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 …
If you don't want industrial agriculture ravaging the world to feed cities nutrient-deprived, genetically modified, chemical-drenched pap, here's an alternative, writes Matt Bevington: let cities grow their own fresh produce on 'vertical farms' in disused industrial buildings, restoring sustainability and accountability to the food chain.
… composition. The global land crisis By 2050, WWF predicts that "a further 120 million …
The UK Government has rejected an amendment backed by the House of Lords on post-Brexit food standards. MPs backed a compromise, but campaigners say it is too weak.
… or blocking trade deals, he added. But WWF was more supportive of the government’s …
From deforestation to fertiliser; our taste for coffee has left some of the world’s most precious eco-systems in a precarious state. George Blacksell looks at how the coffee industry is cleaning up its act
… deforestation was recently highlighted by the WWF , who pointed out the fact that 37 of the …
For 600 million rural people across Africa, the food they grow is the food they eat. A new plant breeding academy in Kenya is using advanced genomic technologies to produce more robust and nutritious crops, writes Howard-Yana Shapiro.
… Academy's curriculum. Other partners include WWF; the African Union - New Partnership for …
Dam builders have a new mantra, writes Tom Fawthrop: 'sustainable hydropower'. Repeated at every opportunity, it is based on the unproven idea that large dams can be made 'sustainable' by promising future 'mitigation'. And so it is at the Don Sahong dam in Laos which is about to devastate the mighty Mekong and the 60 million people who depend on it for food and livelihood.
… at best. Hydropower consultant working with WWF Dr Jian-Hua Meng views the mitigation …
Is it worse than Mc Donalds? The BLT sandwich is an icon, the ultimate symbol of convenience culture. Tesco alone sells 5 million a year. This is what the £1.80 you pay for your BLT buys...
… considered. Meanwhile, a report from the WWF has said Spain has over half a million …
Farming should not only sustain people with healthy food, writes Jigmi Y. Thinley. If humans are to survive on Earth, it must also revitalise nature and sustain vital planetary systems, instead of poisoning and over-exploiting them. And to do that farming must be organic.
… to climate change. If this trend continues, WWF predicts that the world will have no more …