World Wide Fund for Nature
Business chiefs pledge to value earth's natural assets
Jun 16, 2012 18:09 EDT
Some 39 chief executives of banks, investment funds and insurance firms Saturday pledged at a Rio+20 business forum Saturday to integrate the Earth's natural capital into loans and investments.
WWF slams Bulgaria's controversial forest act changes
Jun 14, 2012 13:36 EDT
Environmental group WWF on Thursday attacked the Bulgarian parliament's decision to relax planning restrictions on developing forests, farmland and other protected areas.
EU fish discard ban agreed -- for 2019
Jun 13, 2012 06:40 EDT
After 20 hours of talks into the early hours Wednesday, Europe's fisheries ministers finally struck a compromise deal to save the oceans from overfishing -- but failed to satisfy environmentalists.
Greenpeace snarls crucial EU fishing policy talks
Jun 12, 2012 06:48 EDT
The European Union, the world's third fishing power, came under sharp pressure from green groups and the EU executive to save the oceans from overfishing at key talks Tuesday to overhaul the sector.
Many questions as Rio Summit seeks to help sick planet
Jun 11, 2012 17:52 EDT
Twenty years ago, a burst of sunny optimism radiated from Rio de Janeiro as world leaders staged a meeting that would prove pivotal.
Prince Philip at 91, still Queen's 'strength and stay'
Jun 10, 2012 13:41 EDT
Prince Philip, the British royal family's gruff patriarch who turned 91 on Sunday, has been at Queen Elizabeth II's side throughout her 60 years as queen.
No sea change for European fishing
Jun 08, 2012 13:37 EDT
An ambitious reform of Europe's fishing sector to help replenish shrinking fish stocks appears likely to be watered down substantially by European Union nations, diplomats said Friday.
Climate change to cost LatAm $100 bn by 2050: study
Jun 05, 2012 18:25 EDT
Global warming could exact a devastating toll on the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, with costs possibly exceeding $100 billion by 2050, the Inter-American Development Bank warned Tuesday.
Three rare elephants found dead in Indonesia
Jun 02, 2012 13:45 EDT
Three critically-endangered Sumatran elephants have been found dead in an oil palm plantation in western Indonesia and are believed to have been poisoned, an NGO said Saturday.
Brazil leader vetoes parts of law opening up Amazon
May 25, 2012 17:38 EDT
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Friday vetoed parts of a new forestry code that environmentalists say would lead to further deforestation in the Amazon, home to the world's largest collection of plants and animals.
UK proposes energy market overhaul to boost nuclear
May 22, 2012 11:36 EDT
Britain unveiled a draft energy law on Tuesday aiming to plug a looming energy gap with £110 billion of investment in nuclear and renewable energy over a decade.
Australian tug reaches ship adrift off Barrier Reef
May 20, 2012 13:19 EDT
An Australian tug boat Sunday reached a cargo ship which had been drifting off the Great Barrier Reef, as environmentalists warned that greater shipping traffic could harm the world's biggest coral reef.
Australian authorities race to drifting ship
May 20, 2012 02:38 EDT
Australian authorities were racing to secure a cargo ship drifting off the Great Barrier Reef, with one expert saying it was "sheer luck" it had not hit a reef near the World Heritage-listed site.
Australian authorities race to drifting ship
May 19, 2012 23:14 EDT
Australian authorities were racing to secure a cargo ship drifting off the Great Barrier Reef, with one expert saying it was "sheer luck" it had not hit a reef near the World Heritage-listed site.
Army, mutineers clash near DR Congo rare gorilla park
May 19, 2012 13:50 EDT
Army troops clashed with ex-rebel mutineers in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday in fighting close to a national park famed for its rare gorillas.
Rare elephant found dead in Indonesia
May 16, 2012 03:21 EDT
A critically-endangered Sumatran elephant has been found dead in Indonesia's Aceh province, an official said Wednesday, the second death from suspected poisoning within a month.
Poaching puts pressure on Malayan tiger
May 15, 2012 06:13 EDT
A Malaysian government plan to double its population of endangered Malayan tigers to 1,000 through tighter protection is under threat due to persistent poaching, a conservation group warned Tuesday.
WWF says over-consumption threatens planet
May 14, 2012 21:06 EDT
The spiralling global population and over-consumption are threatening the future health of the planet, according to conservation group WWF.
DRCongo forces bomb mutineers in famed African park
May 12, 2012 15:41 EDT
Government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo launched airstrikes Saturday against mutineers near the Rwandan border, where a rebel leader known as the "Terminator" was said to be hiding.
Ranger, two soldiers killed in Congo gorilla park
May 12, 2012 11:31 EDT
A ranger and two soldiers were killed in Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga national park as thousands fled fierce fighting between government forces and mutineers.
