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G8 fails on climate goals. Again.
The latest WWF-Allianz G8 Climate Scorecards shows that countries have so far failed to take sufficient action to protect the world against climate change.
$50m reward for reef heroes welcomed
WWF today said the Australian Government’s $50 million ‘downpayment’ to help farmers protect the Great Barrier Reef was a significant step towards saving the iconic Reef and the 65,000 jobs that depend on it for their survival.
Plodding whale meeting makes climate change breakthrough
Madeira, Portugal – The International Whaling Commission adopted a major climate change resolution on the last day of its 61st meeting, although it failed to take decisions on contentious whaling issues after days of negotiations that have hampered its progress in recent years.
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Australia pledges big funds for small whale conservation
Madeira, Portugal – Australia’s top environmental official on Wednesday pledged AU$500,000 (€284,927) to help save the world’s small whales as part of a major contribution to the International Whaling Commission.
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Disappearing dolphins clamour for attention at whale summit
Madeira, Portugal: Small whales are disappearing from the world’s oceans and waterways as they fall victim to fishing gear, pollution, and habitat loss – compounded by a lack of conservation measures such as those developed for great whales, according to a new WWF report.
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Norway, Japan prop up whaling industry with taxpayer money
Gland, Switzerland: The governments of Norway and Japan are using taxpayer money to subsidize their unprofitable whaling industries, according to a first-time analysis of the economics of whaling.
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Renewable energy wave rolls across Australia
Australia should look to the oceans to provide clean, baseload renewable energy as well as thousands of jobs, according to a report released today by WWF-Australia.
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New partnership to foster Indigenous involvement in Kimberley tourism
A new project engaging Traditional Owners, tourism operators and industry groups to manage coastal tourism in the Kimberley in a more sustainable and culturally sensitive way has been announced by WWF-Australia, The Leading Travel Companies Conservation Foundation (TLTC) and The Kimberley Land Council (KLC).
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Scare campaign on regrowth restrictions baseless
Claims that proposed legislation limiting the clearing of regenerating bushland will lead to major job and production losses in Queensland are baseless and nothing more than a scare campaign, WWF-Australia said today.
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Geothermal energy to power jobs boom
Over 17,000 Australians could be employed in the geothermal energy industry by 2050, according to a report released today by WWF and the Australian Geothermal Energy Association (AGEA).