Landsat 8 helps unveil the coldest place on Earth
This is a media advisory from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), which is part of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder.SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Scientists...
WSPA’s Red Collar campaign launches in China
Every year, thousands of people die due to rabies, a deadly but preventable disease.WSPA-trained workers from the local Animal Disease Control Centre vaccinating a dog against rabies during the launch of a new mass...
EU biofuel subsidies driving unsustainable palm oil production, IISD report shows
GENEVA—European Union biofuel policy is pushing up demand for palm oil, says a report released today by the International Institute for Sustainable Development.The report, "The EU Biofuel Policy and Palm Oil: Cutting subsidies or...
Feds Fail to Protect West Coast Great White Sharks
The National Marine Fisheries Service today declined to protect great white sharks off the coast of California under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Although peer-reviewed scientific population estimates at the two primary white shark...
UN chief takes poaching concerns to Security Council
New York, USA, 29th May 2013—The United Nations Security Council will be briefed today on the severe and escalating threat to peace and security posed by Central Africa’s heavily-armed elephant poaching gangs.
In a report...
Field reports indicate slaughter of elephants, conservation staff evacuated
WWF and WCS have received alarming reports from their field operations that elephants are being slaughtered in the violence-ridden Central African Republic (CAR), where new powers in place struggle to gain control over the...
Words about warming that matter
With hundreds of scientist-volunteers at its heart, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the world’s preeminent body for reviewing and synthesizing research on climate change. A single statement from the IPCC can reverberate...
Promising Start to Plastic Pollution Negotiations as Countries Show Strong Support for Ambitious Global...
The first meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a new legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution concluded today in Punta del Este, Uruguay. WWF welcomes the strong support shown for an ambitious...
Pioneers for responsibly farmed pangasius recognized
Vietnam’s pangasius sector will achieve its target to certify ten per cent of the country’s pangasius production under the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard by the end of 2012.Vietnam’s pangasius sector will achieve its...
Raincoast secures ‘Spirit Bear’ trophy hunting territory
Bella Bella, British Columbia – On the heels of the coastal First Nations’ declaration opposing the hunting of grizzly and black bears on the central and north coast of BC, Raincoast Conservation Foundation has...
60% of Australians do not support the processing of gas in the Kimberley
The Australian Greens said today that 60% of Australians do not support the processing of gas in the Kimberley.Speaking today at the announcement of the Sea Shepherd’s visit to Broome and the Kimberley Senator...
Gabon set to burn thousands of ivory tusks and carvings
Libreville, Gabon, 27th June 2012 – In a bold move against poaching and illegal wildlife trade, Gabon is expected to burn its government-held ivory stockpile today. The decision comes at a time of intense...
