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WWF - World Wildlife Fund
[Environmental Protection Agency]

News archive for WWF:

WWF: 'Congo basin is priority number one'  -  05 Aug 2008
AfricaNews,Jim Leape, Director General of WWF International has described the Congo Basin Rainforest as one of the most important places on earth for the wildlife fund

WWF blasts oil-sand extraction  -  05 Aug 2008
Lloyd's List,THE extraction of “unconventional� oil from sand and shale is risky for investors and poses a grave threat to the environment, according to a new study by

Radiohead helps Bulgarian campaign against climate changes  -  05 Aug 2008
Sofia Echo,British band Radiohead has lent a fragment of their song I Will to the Bulgarian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Power stations not needed - report claims  -  05 Aug 2008
H&V News,A report commissioned by WWF and Greenpeace has insisted the Government can meet energy needs by championing renewables and promoting more efficiency

Long flight to photo award for Albatross  -  05 Aug 2008
WWF International,It is a unique partnership, bringing together conservationists from WWF, fishers, industry and government in one common cause - saving seabirds.

Cameroon: Govt to Accelerate Crackdown On Illegal Forest Exploiters  -  05 Aug 2008
AllAfrica.com,This promise was the outcome of an audience the Prime Minister, Ephraim Inoni, granted the Director General of World Wildlife Fund, WWF International,

Change in county climate  -  05 Aug 2008
Wokingham Times,The county has experienced a warm and wet start to 2008, according to data analysed by World Wildlife Fund-UK (WWF-UK). Weather figures for Berkshire from

Create an account  -  05 Aug 2008
Forest NewsWatch.com (subscription),Claire Blenkinsop joins PEFC from WWF International's partnerships team where she developed global corporate partnerships working with leading companies

Ontario has extra energy this summer  -  05 Aug 2008
Newsdurhamregion.com,..."We haven't had a lot of heavy demand," said Keith Stewart, who tracks Ontario's electricity sector for environmental watchdog WWF-Canada.

Technology should 'take the lead' on carbon  -  05 Aug 2008
Women in Technology,A recent report by campaign group WWF claimed that the UK's total greenhouse gas emissions are higher than previously reported by 49 per cent,

Renewables Bring Hope to Environment Campaigners  -  05 Aug 2008
RedOrbit,The report for Greenpeace and WWF said that energy needs created as old power stations closed down could be met until after 2020 by the expansion of

WWF warns Finland of illegal timber purchases  -  Aug 4, 2008
IceNews,By Chris Bolwig on Aug 4, 2008 in Finland, International, MBL, Society The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has accused Finland of importing wood which has been

Interview: WWF Hellas chief  -  Aug 4, 2008
Athens News Agency,The upgrading of the Forestry Department to better handle forest fires was suggested by environmental organization WWF Hellas President Dimitris Karavelas

Intel Vietnam, WWF plant trees in Dong Nai  -  Aug 3, 2008
Thanh Nien Daily,Intel Products Vietnam cooperated with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Dong Nai Province over the weekend in a tree planting program at Vinh Cuu Natural

WWF flags shark watching expeditions to protect species  -  Aug 1, 2008
ABC Online,Conservation group WWF says some of Queensland's shark species are on the verge of being listed as endangered. Spokesman Nick Heath says there are concerns

Nokia and WWF to Save the Tiger  -  Jul 28, 2008
Techtree.com,The handset maker has joined hands with the wildlife conservation organization, World Wide Fund for Nature, (WWF) in India to save tigers.

WWF-Canada: Groups Press Ontario to Improve Cross-Border Climate Pact  -  Jul 28, 2008
MarketWatch...was created because provinces and states on both sides of the border were frustrated with federal inaction," said Keith Stewart of WWF-Canada.

Congo FSC certification will hit 7 million hectare by 2012  -  Aug 4, 2008
Lesprom Network,The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) predicts that Forest Stewardship Council environmental certification will cover 7 million hectare of forestry in the

Canada oilsands pose investment, climate risk: WWF  -  Jul 29, 2008
ReutersOil sands extraction generates three times the carbon emissions of conventional oil and uses three barrels of water for each barrel of oil produced, WWF

WWF cuts carbon with hosted services  -  Aug 1, 2008
ComputerworldUK,By Computerworld UK reporter Wildlife charity WWF aims to cut its energy use by 40 percent by using a hosted service for its UK website.

WWF Touts Green Hosting Solution  -  Aug 1, 2008
Web Host Industry ReviewIn what appears to be the press release from the WWF, the organization describes a "utility computing" platform that enables the WWF to "cut their hosting

WWF blasts EU's illegal wood imports, led by Finland  -  Jul 22, 2008
AFP..."WWF is calling for additional legislation at the European level to stop the trade in illegal timber and wood products within the EU," the group said.

Two killed in attack on WWF vehicle in DRC  -  Jul 9, 2008
Xinhua,KINSHASA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and three others injured in an attack on a vehicle belonging to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in the

WWF to overhaul UK website  -  Aug 1, 2008
New Media Age,WWF is to overhaul WWF.org.uk as part of an ongoing strategic move to make digital the backbone to its campaigning and lobbying activities.

WWF select Carrenza as environmentally responsible hosting solution  -  Aug 1, 2008
Computing News,WWF (formerly known as World Wildlife Fund) has selected Carrenza, to manage the hosted services for its UK website. One of the criteria for selection was

Wal-Mart Joins WWF's Global Forest & Trade Network  -  Jul 14, 2008
MarketWatch..."With nearly half of the world's forests already gone, action is urgently needed," said Suzanne Apple, WWF's VP for Business & Industry.

WWF Spalding facility officially open  -  Aug 1, 2008
Freshinfo,...to handle excess volumes of apples and pears after the Fruit First facility became unavailable to WWF growers in March, and passed with flying colours.

Nokia Partners-Up with WWF  -  Jul 31, 2008
Culture-Buzz.com,The WWF has spent 35 years in the fight for land and species preservation and 35 years in the fight to save the world’s biodiversity.

Annual WWF climate change scorecard ranks Canada second-last among ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
Ecolog.com (subscription),Canada and the United States are at the back of the G8 pack in the race against climate change, according to the 2008 G8 Climate Scorecards released by WWF

UK accused over greenhouse gases  -  Aug 1, 2008
Independent,An SEI report to be published soon by the campaign group WWF will suggest that the UK's total greenhouse gas emissions are 49 per cent higher than reported.

WWF holds demonstration on reducing carbon emission in Indonesia  -  Jul 23, 2008
Xinhua,JAKARTA, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Papua province of Indonesia began a two-day demonstration activity on the Reducing

WWF Briefing to Examine Impacts of Climate Change on Southeast US ...  -  Jul 9, 2008
MarketWatchChristopher Worthley, Executive Director, Allianz Foundation for North America -- WWF Allianz Southeast Climate Change Program students Tomorrow,

Flawed US Regulations Make Tigers in Captivity Vulnerable, New ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
MarketWatchWWF and TRAFFIC recommend that, among other steps, the federal government rescind exceptions to laws that exempt certain categories of captive US tigers

WWF concerned over bottled-water company’s plant  -  Jul 20, 2008
Daily Times,By Abdul Manan LAHORE: The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Pakistan, a non-governmental organisation, has highlighted serious flaws in the Environment Impact

Calls for action as WWF says one-fifth of wood 'illegally sourced'  -  Jul 30, 2008
PrintWeek,WWF has called for the EU to bring into force strong measures to protect the world's remaining forests after a report found illegal logging is on the

Legend back Bushwhacking  -  Aug 2, 2008
Edmonton Sun,While The Bushwhackers became huge fan favourites, Luke and partner Butch were vicious as The Sheepherders before they joined the WWF.

WWE Legends  -  Aug 1, 2008
Sky News,After a muted introduction to WWF life in 1987 - the Ultmiate Warrior powered to fame the following year as he overcame the Honky Tonk Man to claim the

Russia joins WWF 'polar bear patrol'  -  Jul 30, 2008
RIA Novosti,Wildlife Fund's Polar Bear Patrol project, an attempt to count the total number of polar bears in the wild, the WWF said on its website on Wednesday.

Nokia Joins Hand With WWF India To Save Tigers  -  Jul 28, 2008
TopNews,Finnish-based mobile telephone giant Nokia has joined hands with the wildlife conservation organization, World Wide Fund for Nature, (WWF) to help conserve

Reduced flow in the Indus takes away 1.5 feet each day  -  Aug 2, 2008
Daily Times,According to the World Wildlife Fund-Pakistan (WWF), the mangroves were spread on 0.26 million hectares in 1983 but this area reduced to only 73000 hectares

Marama ni Yadua swims on  -  Aug 4, 2008
Fiji Times,Marama ni Yadua was satellite tagged on the January 13, 2008 by the National Trust of Fiji in collaboration with WWF, NOAA, SPREP and the community of

Global warming will push Russia to destruction: WWF  -  Jul 8, 2008
Reuters UK,The 52-page report -- written by green group WWF and British charity Oxfam -- described a grim picture of social, ecological and economic collapse in the

Nokia Joins Hand With WWF To Save Tigers In India  -  Jul 29, 2008
Khabrein.info,This project will, therefore, see Nokia and WWF-India work in tandem for imparting education for sustainable growth, increasing knowledge on tiger

Nokia, WWF unite for tiger conservation in India  -  Jul 29, 2008
domain-B,Mumbai: The world's leading mobile handset maker Nokia, in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-India, plans to promote tiger conservation in

Oil: Campaigners seek an end to production of CO2-intensive ...  -  Jul 28, 2008
guardian.co.uk,A joint report from Co-operative Investments and the wildlife charity WWF released today will be followed up in September by a meeting of the UK Social

WWF: EU must stop illegal wood imports  -  Jul 29, 2008
Environmental Data Interactive,Almost a fifth of the wood imported into the EU in 2006 could have come from illegal sources, the WWF has said. EU countries imported between 26.5m and 31m

WWF Senior VP Available to Discuss Organization’s Opposition to ...  -  Jul 28, 2008
Business Wire (press release),In a new ad running in today’s New York Times, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) urges Congress to uphold the decades-old bipartisan ban on new oil drilling off US

WWF calls for NT Govt to focus on green power, not gas  -  Jul 17, 2008
ABC Online,Conservation group WWF says the Northern Territory Government should increase spending on solar energy research to lower carbon emissions.

Lucknow teens succumb to reality TV shows  -  Aug 2, 2008
NDTV.com,He was a die-hard WWF fan and didn't realise that trying to imitate wrestlers would cost him his life. Experts believe disclaimers and warnings no longer

Firms urged to address international supply chain emissions  -  Aug 4, 2008
Business Green,The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is to release a new report undertaken for the WWF before the end of the year that is expected to show that the




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