Environment

Business in Key Biodiversity Areas: minimising the risk to nature

A roadmap for businesses operating in some of the most biologically significant places on the planet has been issued by the Key Biodiversity Area Partnership involving 12 of the world’s leading conservation organisations – including IUCN,...

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13 Sites in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America Receive UNESCO Global Geopark Label

Three components characterizing the Famenne-Ardenne Geopark are clearly visible in the landscape: Famenne, to the north, is a large depression with a schistose substratum. The Ardennes, to the South, form a vast plateau mainly composed of sandstone...

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Logging in Białowieża Forest illegal, EU Court of Justice rules

The European Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a final judgement in which it confirms that it was illegal to increase logging in the Białowieża Forest in Poland. WWF welcomes the decision of the court, on April 17.

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EP backs national CO2 cuts and forestry plans to meet Paris climate targets

CO2 emitted by transport, farming, buildings and waste must be cut by 30% across the EU; CO2 emitted and absorbed by forestry and land use must balance out, by 2030.

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