WWF and Lafarge: Copenhagen deal must address economics and global warming
WWF, one of the world’s largest conservation organisations, and Lafarge, a WWF Climate Savers company and world leader in building materials, believe that a legally binding agreement to reduce global greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions must address the combined challenge of reducing global warming while encouraging sustainable economic growth.
Peace has a prize, it's time to pay it!
Carter Roberts, CEO of WWF US, statement following President Barack Obama's awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize.
‘Train to Copenhagen’ makes way around fragile Lake Baikal region
As you travel west on the Trans-Siberian railway from Ulan Ude the train runs down the bank of the Selenge, a river that feeds water from the heart of Mongolia into Lake Baikal. Mountains rise to the south, thrown up by the same tectonic plate movements that split the earth, giving rise to Lake Baikal.
Danube restoration efforts get high marks
WWF’s efforts to save the rich wildlife and habitats around the Danube River are paying off, according to a leading scientific journal.
Interview with Dr. Carlos Nobre, recipient of the WWF-Brazil Environment Personality Award
Dr. Carlos Nobre has received the 2009 Brazil Environment Personality Award for the tremendous contributions he has made towards an understanding of global warming and the impacts of climate change on the Amazon.
Experts view Hungarian conservation success from the air
Experts and leaders from WWF’s One Europe More Nature program celebrated their final meeting last week by taking a hot-air balloon flight over the region covered by the project in Hungary.
Saving the ‘Salad Bowl’: A personal account of the struggle to rehabilitate Filipino coral reefs
Through my foggy mask, I make out my dive buddy giving the go signal. I back-roll, ingloriously, into the turquoise waters of northern Batangas in the Philippines. Scant seconds pass as I find my bearings, but soon the scene unfolds: a pulsating shoal of blue green chromis, interspersed with a few ubiquitous sergeant majors, hail us to Poseidon’s realm.
Learning from “good” beetles key to sustainable cotton production
For Rajita Nandsee and many other families in her village, growing sustainable cotton means getting excited about insects – a sharp contrast to how farmers typically feel towards pests.
Mountain in recovery - Qingmuchuan’s first monitoring patrol since the May 12th earthquake
Six months have passed since the devastating May 12th earthquake struck western China’s Sichuan Province. Though there are still aftershocks, locals are trying to break away from horrible memories and stagger back into a normal daily life. And so, it seems, is the wildlife.
