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Toilet paper, paper towels and tissue made out of wood harvested from endangered Indonesian rainforests – which are also incidentally the last habitats for local tigers – has been found at a vast number of stores, supermarkets, schools, hotels and restaurants in the United States.
A report compiled by t... |
8 February 2012
11:22 GMT |
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A new plan seeking to exploit unconventional resources is focused on growing microscopical organisms capable of processing CO2 to provide a wide range of bio-materials. The research is currently carried out by experts from RWE Power, working in partnership with the staff from BRAIN, a biotechnology company, Busines... |
6 January 2012
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Four smugglers have put their freedom at risk while trying to obtain more than a decent profit by selling 100 kilograms of elephant ivory on the black market.
They decided to carry the goods using a truck that was transporting cocoa. Their ingenious plan failed; since Cameroon authorities managed to seize the lar... |
17 December 2011
04:58 GMT |
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At this point in time, the Durban summit is definitely one of the hottest green topics. It manages to capture the attention of shipowners who collaborate with WWF and Oxfam to indicate the best methods of curbing greenhouse gas emissions coming from international shipping.The partners hope to convince the COP 17 par... |
29 November 2011
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Deforestation could become a distant memory of our irresponsible past if the governments succeed in scaling up their efforts to preserve forests all across the globe, according to the recent Living Forests Report from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). In order to contribute to the recovery of large surfaces cov... |
28 November 2011
06:33 GMT |
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Starting next year, Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels group will stop serving shark fin, one of the most popular and expensive delicacies, to tourists who will stay in its hotel and resort properties. Their initiative is appreciated by the WWF, whose officials think that this movement will be embraced by other chain hotel... |
25 November 2011
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WWF is trying to fight deadly ignorance in Malaysia, by planting suggestive signboards in poaching hot-spots. Their initiative is meant to put an end to illegal activities that imply animal cruelty, since this appears to be one of the most efficient methods of decreasing the number of wildlife crimes. Poachers keep... |
23 November 2011
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Unfortunately, the activity of major fisheries goes hand in hand with water pollution and climate change to disrupt the balance of fish populations. Smart Gear Competition is being organized twice every year, with the main purpose of cutting human intervention off the list of threats. This year, the award goes to Chi... |
18 November 2011
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WWF officials are working in partnership with Banco de Oro Unibank (BDO), with the purpose of raising young people's level of awareness regarding the climate change phenomenon that is threatening biodiversity. The Seeds of the Future foundation is trying to improve the eco-conscious conduct of public elementar... |
18 November 2011
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Hungary and Romania's carelessness and indifference became known to the entire world when officials from the WWF proved that these two nations had put the illegal caviar trade above the fate of endangered sturgeons. The two countries are on the black list once again, as TRAFFIC, a wildlife monitoring organizat... |
16 November 2011
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The environmentally-friendly campaign launched by WWF on October 24 is returning the first results. After raising over 65,000 signatures, the initiative will ensure the preservation of approximately 250,000 hectares of virgin forests in Romania, which represent a unique ecosystem. At this point in time, the Ministe... |
16 November 2011
02:38 GMT |
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Preserving one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in Kenya has paid off, leading to the birth of a one-of-a-kind village banks. The inhabitants realized that they have been blessed with an area with a lot of potential.
The Kaya Kinondo forest of Kwale, Kenya is the overwhelmingly rich habitat of several rare species... |
15 November 2011
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On several ocassions, endangered species have to pay the price of our outrageous eccentric demands. This time, the experts from the WWF said the caviar industry is putting the already threatened sturgeon of the Danube river in great danger. According to a recent TRAFFIC report issued by the organization, the most irr... |
15 November 2011
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The WWF organization tries to compel the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to ban bluefin tuna farming this year, taking into consideration the fact that the tuna population is threatened by human intervention.
The organization is eager to support a recovery plan for this speci... |
10 November 2011
02:36 GMT |
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The officials from the International Energy Agency (IEA) have just released The World Energy Outlook 2011, which offers a general view upon the energy issues which still await for the governments' intervention.
The report was meant to highlight the increasing and alarming fossil fuel dependency as well as the ... |
9 November 2011
02:09 GMT |
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It is the seventh time when officials from the WWF try to find a suitable home for the black rhino, in order to encourage its breeding and expansion.
While trying to achieve this goal, the representatives joined efforts to take the species out of its habitat from South Africa's Eastern Cape and relocate it in t... |
8 November 2011
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A study conducted by scientists for WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) showed that UK might experience great changes in its environmental conduct. Researchers declared that, by 2030, 90% of the energy demand could be satisfied by alternative, renewable sources of energy.
Power coming from the sun, wind and waves cou... |
25 October 2011
03:43 GMT |
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According to an announcement made by the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), there are currently no more Javan rhinoceroses living in Vietnam. The last individual known to conservationists died in April 2010.During a study of dung belonging to Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, all... |
25 October 2011
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A massive island located to the east of the African coast is proving to be one of the most interesting hot spots for finding new species. Since 1999, experts managed to identify more than 615 new species living on the island. A new species is discovered in Madagascar, on average, about once per week. This rhythm has ... |
6 June 2011
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The Russian government has barred all oil-extracting companies seeking to conduct business in the Sakhalin Island from carrying out their activities when Western gray whales are present in the area. As such, any economic agency seeking to appropriate any of the newly-available concessions will have to respect this me... |
30 May 2011
10:47 GMT |
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The international society agrees that rainforests need to be saved at all costs. Yet, while this much is certain, what remains to be determined is the extent to which local communities will be affected. In most areas that contain rainforests, locals are extremely poor.One of the most widely proposed methods of reduci... |
30 May 2011
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Authorities in the United Kingdom hope to lead through the power of example. The nation has just become the first ever to adopt its own greenhouse gas emission cuts, at a time when other countries are still bickering over insignificant aspects of adopting such a measure themselves.The cut that has now become legally-... |
17 May 2011
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As authorities are gearing up to start construction of no less than 11 major dams on the Mekong River, the WWF is arguing that the total amount of energy these structures would produce can also be obtained by constructing them on the river's tributaries, rather than its main course. In a new report, the environm... |
18 April 2011
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With 134 countries showing their commitment to the cause it stands for, Earth Hour 2011 has become the largest and most successful iteration of the event since 2007,when it all began. The global community managed to demonstrate that it can still show cohesion when faced with a common threat.Earth Hour, as a movement,... |
28 March 2011
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Various companies and governments have gotten it into their heads that they need to tap into the massive deep-sea deposits of natural gas that exist in the Levant Sea, a portion of the Mediterranean.The developers want to exploit these fields regardless of legally-binding restrictions placed on deep-sea exploitations... |
9 February 2011
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Croatian authorities have set forth a plan to regulate the Danube with embankments, stones and groins. Conservationists have already began protesting the measures violently, as implementing them would literally mean destroying the river and its ecosystem.The plan is not aimed at the Danube exclusively, but rather at ... |
4 February 2011
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According to the results of a long-anticipated document, it would appear that it is both feasible and affordable to run the entire world on renewable and alternative energy within four decades.The Energy Report, which experts worked on for more than two years, shows that all electricity produced in the world in 2050 ... |
3 February 2011
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This Saturday, January 22, marked a very important moment in the history of conservation efforts in Nepal. For the first time ever, an endangered tiger was relocated from one national park to another, with the help of experts from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-Nepal. The move was authorized by the Government of Nepal... |
24 January 2011
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The Western North Pacific gray whale population could be severely endangered in the near future, if plans announced by the Sakhalin Energy Investment Company come to fruition. The corporation, which is partially owned by Shell, wants to construct a new drilling rig off Sakhalin Island.
But conservationists sa... |
18 January 2011
02:54 GMT |
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In a new analysis released today, January 10, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) draws attention on a series of ecological disasters that are currently ongoing off the coasts of Australia, and which threaten habitats, ecosystems, biodiversity and the Great Barrier Reef. The GBR is considered to be the world's largest... |
10 January 2011
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In the past seven years, a population of mountain gorillas has experienced a marked improvement in numbers thanks to conservation efforts. But their situation is still tragic, as only a few hundreds of these animals exist.
This year, experts conducted a new census on the world's largest population of such go... |
7 December 2010
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The 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP16) takes place this year in Cancun, Mexico, and the country is apparently taking its role as a host seriously. During a recent meeting, it pledged to take major strides forward in its fight against global warming. The country has been working on unilaterally redu... |
6 December 2010
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Experts at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Australia congratulate authorities on the release of a report concerning the effects and responsibilities associate with the large 2009 oil spill that occurred in Timor. The spill started on August 21, 2009, when the West Atlas drilling rig is owned by the Norwegian-Berm... |
25 November 2010
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A critically-important meeting is taking place in Nagoya, Japan this week, which deals with analyzing and deciding on the measure that will ensure the perpetuation of biodiversity on Earth.The Conference of the Parties (COP) 10 meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is a component of the main interna... |
22 October 2010
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The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has just released its 2010 Living Planet Report, and the document paints a worrying image of the world today, especially in terms of resource use and species extinction.The survey is produced once every two years, and experts at the WWF work together with colleagues from the Zoological S... |
13 October 2010
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For many, going on a cruise is one of the most exotic and romantic things they can do, but environmentalists draw attention to the fact that all wastes produced on cruise ships are evacuated in the oceans. Modern ships can carry thousands of passengers and numerous crew members, and so it stands to reason that large ... |
23 September 2010
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Authorities in the South American nation announced last week that they plan to enact a new set of measures, taken with the explicit purpose of protecting the massive savanna known as Cerrado. This is a huge swath of land that features a magnificent diversity of animal and plant species. Its value for the world is ine... |
22 September 2010
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According to the latest data supplied by the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), it would appear that 2010 saw the third lowest extent of sea ice in the North Pole ever recorded.The discovery was also accompanied by another one, which showed that large numbers of walruses had come aground in Alaska, due to the... |
16 September 2010
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As I am trying to offer you, the readers, the most conclusive data on the threats of climate change, and the best possible ways of dealing with them, I thought I should enlist a second opinion, coming from one of the top environmental groups in the world. Dr. Neil Hamilton, the Director of the WWF International Arcti... |
11 July 2009
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Dolphins in the waters of the Mekong River are nearing extinction, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has recently announced. The results of an on-site investigation have unveiled the fact that only about 80 individuals still endure in the waters of the heavily polluted river, which is the tenth largest in the world, and ... |
18 June 2009
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Earth Hour is an international direct action event where people from all around the world are asked to turn off their appliances, as well as their lights and everything electricity-consuming, for an hour. The initiative belongs to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and, thus far, more than 74 cities in 62 countries pledg... |
10 December 2008
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The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) made maybe the most serious mistake it could, given its attribution, in setting a fishing quota of 22,000 tons for next year's bluefin tuna harvesting season, and also completely ignored warnings from its own scientific advisors, the Wor... |
28 November 2008
08:28 GMT |
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WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2007 was our favorite violent entertainment for the past few months, but it's time to go back in time and play a classic: WWF Raw, one of the meanest wrestling games ever created. Featuring kickass graphics on the Xbox console and some killer moves from the gigantic fighters, WWF Raw will en... |
8 March 2007
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