Environment

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Fisheries ministers following scientific advice only 1 out of 10 times

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If overfishing of tuna, particularly the Atlantic bluefin tuna, continues, the world fisheries will be faced with an ecological disaster.

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Conservation Groups Move to Stop Power Line Construction Before Irreversible Damage Is Done

Susquehanna-Roseland line through New Jersey and Pennsylvania would cause significant harm to treasured national parks

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Hackers Falls, Raymondskill Creek, Pike County, within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

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Rule will save up to thousands of lives

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Soot is composed of tiny microscopic particles that penetrate deep within the lungs often triggering respiratory harm and even premature death.

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Levi's shapes up to become a Detox leader

Levi Strauss & Co. committed to go toxic-free. Why? Because you and hundreds of thousands of other people demanded that Levi’s “Go Forth and Detox”.

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Fiji achieves first Marine Stewardship Council certification

WWF commends the Fiji Albacore Tuna Longline Fishery for becoming the first in Fiji to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, a move WWF says will continue to promote the future health of tuna stocks in the region, bringing major benefits to the fishing industry, and result in positive impacts for consumers worldwide.

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China needs innovative solutions to reduce footprint - 2012 China Ecological Footprint Report

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Even with the Olympic Games of 2008 gone, Beijing is still changing fast: entire new areas appear out of nowhere. In the heart of the city the brand new Central Business District is taking shape, renowned international architects have been called to take part in this construction boom. A hoarding showing the future of Beijing cover a construction site, China.

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Illegal wildlife trade threatens national security, says WWF report

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African elephant tusks are seized in Thailand, the biggest unregulated ivory market in the world.

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Malaysia ivory seizure biggest ever in country

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Ivory from Togo in West Africa was hidden in crates made to look like stacks of lumber.

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Greenpeace files court case to challenge South Korea's silencing of nuclear critics

Greenpeace International and Greenpeace East Asia have launched a legal challenge against the South Korean government seeking a declaration that the government's prohibiting of key international staff from entering the country was unlawful and an attempt to silence criticism of nuclear policies.

Through the lawsuit, lodged on Monday on international Human Rights Day, Greenpeace is seeking compensation of almost 70 million Korean won for disruption of six staff members' ability to conduct their campaign about the risks of nuclear energy and for other damages.

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Landscape restoration movement approaches 50 million hectares with El Salvador and Costa Rica commitments

The global movement to restore 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested land by 2020 – known as the “Bonn Challenge” – gains further momentum at the UN Climate Talks in Doha today, as Costa Rica and El Salvador each commit up to1 million hectares. The 50 million hectare mark – or one third of the target – is now within reach, amid broad acknowledgement that the largest restoration initiative in history is truly underway.

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Forest landscape restoration in Rwanda