Uncovering sand mining's impacts on the world's rivers
It is extraordinary how few people know anything about sand mining.
Environment
Aug 22, 2018
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WWF
Several forest elephant populations close to collapse in Central Africa
WWF in collaboration with the respective country ministries in charge of wildlife and various partners conducted the censuses between 2014 and 2016. The inventories were carried out in key protected areas (representing 20 ...
Ecology
Oct 25, 2017
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Den conditions reveal status of polar bears as they face decreasing ice
Every autumn, in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, polar bears build dens to give birth and nurse their young through the first days of life. Knowing how many cubs are born – and where their dens are located – is critical ...
Ecology
Apr 11, 2014
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Nature in steep decline due to human activities: WWF Living Planet Report 2018
The ways in which humans feed, fuel and finance our societies and economies are pushing our planet's natural systems – which support all life on earth—to the edge, according to WWF's Living Planet Report 2018 released ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 30, 2018
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Criminals taking advantage of COVID-19 crisis for attacks on protected birds of prey in Central and Eastern Europe
Criminals are using the COVID-19 pandemic as cover for a significant increase in wildlife crime in Central and Eastern Europe. In March alone, in total at least 27 protected birds of prey were illegally killed in Austria ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 10, 2020
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New population of rare Irrawaddy dolphins found in Palawan
A new Philippine population of critically-endangered Irrawaddy dolphins was reported recently by WWF-Philippines.
Plants & Animals
May 2, 2013
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Eighty tons of illegal bluefin tuna pose a threat to sustainable fisheries and human health
Spanish authorities announced the arrest of 76 people involved in a large illegal trade of bluefin tuna worth over €12 million per year between Malta and Spain, and with the engagement of other EU countries. 80,000 kg of ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2018
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Saving nature vital to beating climate crisis, says WWF report
A new report, "Climate, Nature and our 1.5°C Future" published today clearly points towards nature being part of the solution to the climate crisis.
Environment
Dec 11, 2019
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Africa launches massive renewable energy initiative
African heads of state today announced plans for a gigantic renewable energy initiative that would provide as much as 300 gigawatts of renewable energy – twice the continent's total current electricity supply – by 2030.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 2, 2015
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Cambodia border crossing and road threaten one of Asia's last great wilderness areas
Some of the world's most endangered species will be driven closer to extinction if a new road and border crossing with Vietnam are built within Cambodia's pristine Mondulkiri Protected Forest – one of the most biologically ...
Ecology
May 15, 2015
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