Working for the environment in Europe

01 Dec 2008
Benefits beckon if eastern European countries join climate leaders’ club
As Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, and French President, Nicolas Sarkozy host a summit with Central and Eastern European States in Gdansk on 6 December, WWF calls on eastern European leaders to reach out for the benefits of low carbon economies rather than try to hold the line for continuing high emissions and the economic model of a century ago. » Read more

29 Nov 2008
Amazon deforestation trend on the increase
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon forests has flipped from a decreasing to an increasing trend, according to new annual figures released yesterday by the country's space agency INPE.  Brazil's government has meanwhile confirmed that it will be issuing forest related carbon emission reduction targets on Monday. » Read more

27 Nov 2008
WWF Travel Helper makes it easy to count and cut your CO2
WWF and Swiss firm routeRANK have launched an online European travel planner designed to help fight climate change.
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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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