Nine Baltic sea states all scored failing grades in an annual WWF evaluation of their performance in protecting and restoring the world?s most damaged sea.
WWF has welcomed the initiative taken by a new group of countries in showing the way forward as the latest round of UN climate talks drew to a close in Accra, Ghana today.
Alternative fishing technology has been shown to save turtles while not affecting fish catches, according to a report released by WWF and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).
An aerial survey by government scientists in Alaska?s Chukchi Sea this week found at least nine polar bears swimming in open water ? with one at least 60 miles from shore ? raising concern among wildlife experts about their survival.
Managers and stakeholders in freshwater systems need to stop talking about adaptation to climate change and start doing it, WWF told the World Water Week symposium in Stockholm today.Biological invasions are caused by animals, plants and micro-organisms that are introduced to new areas, ecosystems or countries where they find the right conditions to spread and cause havoc.
Final Report on the Private Sector Knowledge Network Brainstorm meeting
Five highly resourceful and innovative local entrepreneurial partnerships which can contribute to the Millennium Development Goals were today celebrated as the SEED Initiative announced its 2008 SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development.
The ardvaark was one of the first, but other species of bird and animal have since returned to a once bare and desolate corner of Tigray in northern Ethiopia.
Some large whale species, including the humpback, are now less threatened with extinction, according to the cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List. Most small coastal and freshwater cetaceans, however, are moving closer to extinction.
Major ethanol producer, The American Corn Grower's Association, endorses Barack Obama.
Green Packs gives the low-down on the seven endangered living species of sea turtles.
Sustainablog exposes the ugly truth behind Hollywood's Bling bottled water.
TriplePundit explores the potential of agave-to-biofuels technology.
Eco-Libris reviews the book, Plan C: Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate Change.
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We totally agree that carrying your own tupperware is better than those styrofoam clam shells, and that reusing is important. But what if you are holding a party and don't have 40 sets of tableware? The Eco-Party Pack, by Eco My Party, will come to your rescue. At the end of the party, everything can be thrown in the compost and is 100% biodegrade.
The packs come in sets prepared for 10, 25 or 50 guests. The supplies all come in a recycled cardboard tote and contain: Plates, bowls, cups and food pots sustainably-sourced from sugarcane fiber. "Silverware" is made from sustainably-sourced birch. Napkins are all unbleached, recycled UK waste paper. Packs...
Ford Adapting to New Reality
GM has already announced that it would invest more in small cars, a hot market. Now Ford is announcing a $75 million investment in its Michigan truck plant to retool it for C-class small car production.
"The plant will begin converting its body shop in November when the tooling and equipment specific to the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator will be disassembled and transferred to Kentucky Truck Plant [...] in th...
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After yesterday?s ominous news that North American permafrost (and presumably European and Asian, as well) stores 60% more greenhouse gases than we thought, here?s another siren announcing that we are rushing full speed ahead towards a climatic tipping point:
Scientists are reporting that the extent of sea ice in the Arctic is at the second lowest point on record. Currently ice covers 2.03 million square miles; last year's sea ice coverage, 1.59 million square miles, set the record. In the past ten years Arctic s...
Britain's butterflies are going through their worst summer for nearly half a century, a leading conservationist believes. Matthew Oates, conservation adviser to the National Trust, says the torrential downpours of summer 2007 had a knock-on effect on 2008, wiping out many eggs and caterpillars that would have become this year's adults.
In the end, there was little that could be done for Colin, the baby humpback whale whose slow and sad decline ended with a lethal injection today. For nearly a week, efforts to save the abandoned calf had transfixed Australians, been discussed on internet chat rooms and made headlines around the world.