Field reports indicate slaughter of elephants, conservation staff evacuated
WWF and WCS have received alarming reports from their field operations that elephants are being slaughtered in the violence-ridden Central African Republic (CAR), where new powers in place struggle to gain control over the...
Words about warming that matter
With hundreds of scientist-volunteers at its heart, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the world’s preeminent body for reviewing and synthesizing research on climate change. A single statement from the IPCC can reverberate...
Promising Start to Plastic Pollution Negotiations as Countries Show Strong Support for Ambitious Global...
The first meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a new legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution concluded today in Punta del Este, Uruguay. WWF welcomes the strong support shown for an ambitious...
Pioneers for responsibly farmed pangasius recognized
Vietnam’s pangasius sector will achieve its target to certify ten per cent of the country’s pangasius production under the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard by the end of 2012.
Vietnam’s pangasius sector will achieve its...
Raincoast secures ‘Spirit Bear’ trophy hunting territory
Bella Bella, British Columbia – On the heels of the coastal First Nations’ declaration opposing the hunting of grizzly and black bears on the central and north coast of BC, Raincoast Conservation Foundation has...
60% of Australians do not support the processing of gas in the Kimberley
The Australian Greens said today that 60% of Australians do not support the processing of gas in the Kimberley.
Speaking today at the announcement of the Sea Shepherd’s visit to Broome and the Kimberley Senator...
Gabon set to burn thousands of ivory tusks and carvings
Libreville, Gabon, 27th June 2012 – In a bold move against poaching and illegal wildlife trade, Gabon is expected to burn its government-held ivory stockpile today. The decision comes at a time of intense...
Now is the Time to Help Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico
For more than half a century, surface longline fishing has wastefully caught and killed Atlantic bluefin tuna and other nontarget ocean wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico, including white marlin, swordfish, and endangered sea...
Two Rare Florida Panther Killed This Week; 11 so Far This Year
Washington, DC — Florida panther mortality is off to another record start in 2012, with the tenth and eleventh cats perishing this week. Panther deaths so far this year are nearly double replacement from...
Shale gas a dangerous experiment on environment and human health
Civil society groups call on member states to suspend existing 'fracking' projects and ban new ones.
A coalition of environmental and health NGOs warned the European Parliament today that hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking’) of shale gas,...
WWF proposes China-Africa cooperation for green economy
Beijing – Africa and China can work together towards the common goal of sustainable development, says WWF, the global conservation organization.
The upcoming China-Africa Ministerial Conference, in July 2012, presents a key opportunity to make...
CEC Secretariat Launches Independent Study on the Environmental Hazards of Transborder Lead Battery Recycling
The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has begun an independent examination into the environmental and public health issues associated with the transboundary movement of spent lead-acid batteries across North America. This...
