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Living Planet Report reveals New Zealanders have 6th largest footprint

New Zealand’s ecological footprint per capita is now ranked sixth largest in the world according WWF’s Living Planet Report released today, 29 October 2008.

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Climate change to devastate or destroy many penguin colonies

Half to three-quarters of major Antarctic penguin colonies face decline or disappearance if global temperatures are allowed to climb by more than 2°C.

Posted on 09 October 2008 | 0 comments | Read more

Seas must be protected in face of mass extinction, WWF

Today’s warning from the IUCN of a mass global extinction unseen for 65 million years underpins the need for more urgent protection of the world’s ‘nursery grounds’, such as the Coral Triangle, on which species critical to the livelihoods of millions of people depend for essential habitat

Posted on 08 October 2008 | 0 comments | Read more

More mammals seeing red

Marine mammals, such as the Narwhal and Irrawaddy dolphin, and land mammals, such as tree kangaroos were confirmed to be closer to extinction by IUCN’s updated Red List of Threatened Species today.

Posted on 07 October 2008 | 0 comments | Read more

Podcast

You can now listen to the podcast of WWF's forum on education for sustainability - Be a Good Ancestor, Today - available here to download.

Posted on 03 October 2008 | 0 comments | Read more

Good Ancestors, Today?

Neither the Labour Party nor the National Party was prepared to commit to a policy that ensures children learn about sustainability at school, a WWF forum last week revealed.

Posted on 30 September 2008 | 0 comments | Read more

Court Ruling Means More Endangered Dolphins Will Die

A high court ruling is likely to mean at least 30 Hector's dolphins die in commercial set nets over the next three months, says global conservation organisation WWF.

Posted on 29 September 2008 | 0 comments | Read more

WWF invites you to a unique forum on education for sustainability

What do politicians have in mind for our children's education? Find out at WWF's unique pre-election forum on education - Be a Good Ancestor, Today. ...

Posted on 24 September 2008 | 0 comments | Read more

Newly discovered sharks swimming into troubled waters

Posted on 23 September 2008 | 0 comments | Read more

Lowest ever sea ice in Arctic

Declining ice thickness and what is looking like the second lowest coverage on record means that Arctic sea ice may well have reached its lowest levels ever in terms of total volume... 

Posted on 16 September 2008 | 0 comments | Read more