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29 Jul 2010
Mass coral bleaching closes dive sites, threatens future of world’s most diverse marine region
Mass coral bleaching caused by global warming is threatening the health of the Coral Triangle, a vast marine region that is home to 76% of all known corals in the world. The Malaysian government recently closed portions of world-renowned dive sties on the tropical islands of Tioman and Redang, ...
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Public Brazilian schools in the city of Campo Grande include organic meat in the menu
A demand for organic products was included by local government among the selection criteria to choose suppliers. Certified organic beef production in Brazilian Pantanal Wetland is stimulated by WWF-Brazil.
Study reveals greatest impacts of deforestation in the highest regions of the Brazilian Upper Paraguay River basin
The diagnostic study undertaken by a group of NGOs active in the Pantanal that includes WWF-Brasil shows that compared to other Brazilian biomes like the Atlantic Forest formations, the Pantanal is relatively well-conserved although it is very vulnerable especially to impacts occurring tin the highland regions of the Upper Paraguay River basin.
Campo Grande, in the Pantanal, is the 1st city in Brazil to develop an Ecological Footprint
The partnership between Campo Grande municipal government and WWF-Brazil was launched on March 9. The city also joined WWF’s global mobilization campaign, the Earth Hour.
Restinga formation in São Paulo State may receive protected area
Diagnosis made by WWF-Brazil contributed to the proposal by the Atlantic Forest Programme and confirmed the importance of the area of 8,025 hectares, which can save one of the most threatened ecosystems of the Atlantic Forest.
Protected areas: natural solutions for the climate change crises
Book launched in Copenhagen tells how protected areas contribute to decrease climate change impacts
Natura is the First Brazilian Company to Join the WWF Climate Savers Program
Natura announced its participation in the WWF Climate Savers program and its commitment to reduce its operational emissions in 10%.
Note of Clarification
WWF-Brazil asserts emphatically that the message of the ad "Tsunami" does not reflect under any circumstances the opinion of the organization.
Colombia commits to stop illegal timber trade
The Colombian Government together with 24 public and private sector organizations, civil society representatives and consumers, signed a Pact For Legal timber in Colombia. The recent signing of A Pact for Legal Timber in Colombia will enhance forest management and conservation in Colombia, home to 29% of the world's forests.
Climate delegates finally agreed: only that they disagree - WWF
Bonn, June 12 - Delegates at the latest Unites Nations climate talks agreed that they disagree on almost all crucial issues, WWF states after another long round of negotiations about the future of our planet ended, with little progress on the substantial issues.
The Atlantic Forest Day stresses the challenge to protect what is left from this forest
Testing begin in São Paulo parks, which are the greatest remaining continuous fragments of the Atlantic Forest, aiming at a visitation impact monitoring system
