Tag: WWF

The European Union is on the right track for its 2020 renewables targets but will not receive real returns on investment until after that period, says a new Greenpeace EU report.

Austerity measures imposed by Spain’s central and regional governments have left fire brigades short-handed as they battle some of the worst forest fires in years, according to a conservationist and news reports from the parched country.

Bulgaria's capital has been blocked by spontaneous protests against the country's new Forest Act, which  environmentalists say will lead to the plundering of the country’s woodland resources. Dnevnik, EurActiv’s partner publication in Bulgaria, reports.

A new report commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on EU climate policies condemns what it sees as a "standstill in long-term strategies". It cites in particular a decline in support for renewable energy sources in the course of the financial crisis.

This week marks two anniversaries of global green campaigning groups that could scarcely be more different, while holding almost identical aims.

Humans currently consume 20% more natural resources than the earth can produce, according to a WWF report. But the 'ecological footprint' concept underlying the study is disputed by many specialists.

The WWF called on the EU and national governments to improve land-use to reduce the risks of future flooding.

International companies will be able to report on their reductions of greenhouse gas emissions thanks to a new uniform accounting and reporting standard. This standard, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol), was developed over a three-year period and presented by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). It will be launched in Brussels on 26 October.

EU fisheries ministers agreed to drastic cuts of fishing quotas in order to conserve threatened fish stocks for the future