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Big dry and legal doubts fuel progress to new forest burn boom in Brazil
Fuzzy diplomacy: more than 25,000 apply for “Pambassador” post
Chengdu, China – In what’s shaping up to be one of the world’s most sought-after jobs, over 25,000 hopefuls have applied in only one week for the opportunity of a lifetime – the chance to spend one month taking care of giant pandas in China’s southwest.
WWF ramps up rhino safety with anti-poaching campaign
Johannesburg, South Africa: WWF, the global conservation organization, today launched a campaign to raise support and funding for those rangers who put their lives on the line to protect Africa’s rhinos.
Historic high seas declaration at risk
Hamburg, Germany: Last minute reservations from four countries may sink the historic announcement of a network of marine protected areas over key areas of the mid-Atlantic Ridge and basin which was scheduled for the North-East Atlantic environment summit later this month.
NZ's Energy Strategy is heading for a slippery slope
Dominion Post Opinion Editorial, Weds 1 Sept 2010: With oil getting harder to extract now is not the time to close your eyes and hope for the best , argues Peter Hardstaff, WWF-New Zealand's climate change campaigner.
China, Russia provinces agree to first transboundary protected area to conserve Amur tigers
Hunchun, China: Jilin province of China and neighbouring Primorsky province in Russia agreed today to collaborate formally in working towards the first transboundary Amur tiger protected area amidst celebrations for the second annual Amur Tiger Cultural Festival in the northeastern Chinese city of Hunchun.
Research finds Government draft energy strategy at odds with majority of New Zealanders
The Government's draft energy strategy does not deliver the plan to invest in public transport that the majority of New Zealanders want in order to head off the impacts of future oil price rises, according to research released today (Monday 30 August) commissioned by WWF.
Seven out of ten Kiwis want Govt to prepare for peak oil
Research from Colmar Brunton released today finds the Government’s draft energy strategy does not deliver the action that the majority of New Zealanders want for securing access to affordable alternatives to petrol and diesel in the future, as cheaper, easy-to-reach oil supplies decline around the world and oil prices rise.
Environment not on the Aussie election agenda
Sydney, Australia: With election day looming, the environment is still missing from the picture, according to the
latest policy scorecard released by WWF-Australia yesterday.
WWF’s Habitat Protection Fund celebrates a decade of community-led conservation
This year marks the tenth anniversary of WWF’s unique Habitat Protection Fund which has partnered with over 200 community groups across New Zealand to invest over $2.5 million in grassroots conservation.
