21 August 2008
River management and climate change adaptation must go hand in hand
Managers and stakeholders in freshwater systems need to stop talking about adaptation to climate change and start taking action, WWF, the conservation organisation, told World Water Week in Stockholm today. |
20 August 2008
You take 58 baths a day - virtually
Businesses, governments and people across the UK are inadvertently contributing to the slow death of some of the world's most iconic rivers, according to a new report by WWF. |
13 August 2008
Shell's oil sands greenwash won't wash with the ASA
Today, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld WWF's complaint against an advert placed by Shell in the Financial Times earlier this year, which suggested that oil sands were a sustainable energy source. The ASA - the independent body responsible for regulating UK advertising - branded the advert 'misleading', |
29 July 2008
WWF demands halt on 'unconventional' oil production
A new report from WWF and Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) warns that extracting oil from unconventional sources such as sand or shale is environmentally unsustainable and seriously threatens international efforts to control climate change. |
16 July 2008
Thames faces floods and droughts
People living within the Thames basin face increased risk of floods and droughts as the landscape changes as a result of climate change, according to a new WWF-UK report released today. |
15 July 2008
2008 - Year of the Marine Bill
After campaigning for eight years the inclusion of a Marine bill in the draft Queens Speech was a landmark day for WWF. Our seas are among the most heavily exploited in the world. To date legislation and planning has developed in an ad-hoc manner on a sector by sector basis. |
15 July 2008
Turn the tide to Save Scottish Seas
Scotland's environment charities call for tough measures to protect the marine environment in the Scottish Marine Bill... |
15 July 2008
Scotland ahead in struggle to stem the tide of floods
WWF Scotland welcomed parliamentary recommendations on tackling flooding which show that Scotland is set to lead the way by introducing legislation which will deal with causes of this potentially devastating problem. |
15 July 2008
Government: department must report on emissions
WWF-UK welcomes the government's announcement that the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) must begin to report on the carbon emissions of its most polluting projects. |
15 July 2008
No justice for cod
The Council of the European Union can ignore scientific advice and set fishing quotas that put fragile cod stocks at risk. |
15 July 2008
Historic move to protect Alps of the undersea
WWF welcomes the commitment by international governments to protect the vast underwater mountain chain in the Atlantic Ocean, called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. |
15 July 2008
Some progress for whales – but a long way to go
WWF welcome moves by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) - responsible for whaling management - to consider how it can play a part in whale conservation in the future. But WWF warns that the process, agreed at last week's IWC annual meeting, might take too long for some threatened whale and dolphin species. |
9 June 2008
Energy saving boost welcomed, but more action required
The establishment of a new advice network to help Scots cut fuel bills and pollution was welcomed by WWF Scotland. |
6 June 2008
Italian planes caught in illegal bluefin tuna hunt
WWF has called on the EU to investigate the use of illegal spotter planes by at least 28 Italian industrial fishing fleets to detect fish stocks in the waters between the central Mediterranean islands of Malta, Pantelleria and Lampedusa. |
30 May 2008
Biodiversity loss recognised as key global issue
WWF welcomed the long overdue recognition of global species and biological (biodiversity) loss as a key development issue, in a major economic report released on Thursday at the annual, UN-organised Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Bonn in Germany. |
16 May 2008
Biodiversity plummets as resource use soars
Biodiversity has declined by more than a quarter in the last 35 years, a new report from WWF shows. |
16 May 2008
Business plans fly in face of airport expansion policy
A report released today by WWF-UK shows that the vast majority of top UK businesses hope to cut business flights in the coming decade – a revelation that raises serious questions about current UK policy on airport expansion and its supposed links to the nation's economic health. |
14 May 2008
Full steam ahead for UK Marine Bill
UK seas may finally get some of the protection they need, with indications by Gordon Brown that a Marine Bill will be included in the Queen's Speech later this year. |
6 May 2008
Recreational boat owners urged to protect wildlife
A new WWF-backed DVD will help recreational boat owners to reduce the number of injuries and deaths of animals from boat collision.. |
2 May 2008
New homes get green rating
WWF-UK's homes campaign manager, Simon McWhirter, explains how all new UK homes now have to be rated on their green credentials and looks at the progress we are making towards creating truly sustainable housing. |
25 April 2008
Tackling Thailand's illegal turtle trade
Thailand is a hub for the illegal international trade in freshwater turtles and tortoises, says a new WWF-backed report which looks at the Chatuchak Market in Bangkok. |
16 April 2008
Illegal fishers plunder Arctic waters
WWF-UK warns in a new report that Alaska pollock, a species increasingly being promoted in the UK as an alternative to overfished cod, is at threat from illegal fishing. |
3 April 2008
Marine Bill needed for all of UK
The draft Marine Bill published today by the Government includes encouraging measures to protect our marine environment, but its effectiveness will be limited unless it is implemented throughout the UK, said experts at WWF-UK. |
2 April 2008
Government re-think needed on homes
WWF-UK welcomes the launch of the Government's Green Homes Service today, but calls for a radical shift in Government policy on sustainable housing, to ensure the UK is to meet our climate change targets. |
31 March 2008
Achieving low carbon homes is not a DIY job
A radical shift in government policy could slash carbon emissions from Scotland's homes by nearly half by 2020 and by three-quarters by 2050. |
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