Green News EU is the world's second biggest importer of tropical deforestation A new report from WWF has underlined the 'urgent need' for strong and effective laws on the destruction of nature. 14/04/2021
world news Cities switch off the lights for Earth Hour 2021 Cities across the world went dark on Saturday night for Earth Hour, in a symbolic gesture to raise awareness for the environmental cause. 27/03/2021
Green News Earth Hour 2021: What time is it today and why is it important? As the COVID-19 health crisis continues, Earth Hour goes digital this year. 27/03/2021
Nature Meet the miraculous animals the world once thought were extinct What happens when extinct animals are rediscovered? We explore some inspiring feats of modern conservation. 15/03/2021
Green News Toxic chemicals cause turtle deformities in the Great Barrier Reef Chemicals are posing a threat to our marine life, making their way into the food chain via seafood. 14/02/2021
Green News ‘Hungry for solutions’: Climate festival fills gap left by COP26 Across two days, over 100 speakers will be giving talks and panels featuring solutions to the climate crisis. 16/11/2020
Green News Prince William will award €55m to projects solving climate change The Earthshot prize is set to fund a number of environmental projects over the next 10 years. 08/10/2020
Green News 11-year-old swims 2600m in open water to raise money for WWF Ruby Yelling is the daughter of Liz Yelling, double Olympian and Commonwealth medalist. 22/09/2020
Nature Two-thirds of the world’s wildlife has been lost since 1970 WWF has proposed a plan to ‘fundamentally change the way that we deal with the loss of nature’ 10/09/2020
Brazil Destruction of nature is 'driver of pandemics', says WWF Destruction of nature is 'driver of pandemics', says WWF 17/06/2020
Living Google and WWF use artificial intelligence to revolutionise fashion With WWF's environmental know-how and Google AI, the platform will help brands to make sustainable decisions. 11/06/2020
Green News Lions’ whisker patterns are as unique as a human fingerprint Now they are being used to keep track of how many of these majestic big cats are left in Kenya. 29/05/2020
Europe News Sea life at risk if EU countries don't achieve marine protection goals International targets for protecting biodiversity appear to be out of reach. By 2020, countries with a coastline must establish Marine Protected Areas to ensure the conservation of wildlife and flora. According to a study by the WWF, the European Union is far from leading the way. 11/09/2019
Good Morning Europe Europe's ocean conservation effort not enough despite good intention Only a fraction of the marine areas meant to be protected by the European Union are being properly conserved at present, according to a new report. The research - by the World Wide Fund for Nature and Sky Ocean Rescue - says less than 2% of the EU's waters are being properly managed 10/09/2019
Green News The Amazon rainforest is on fire, what can you do about it? Celebrities react to the grave news that the Amazon is ablaze in Brazil and we talk to three NGOs tackling the crisis. 22/08/2019
Greece Greece told to 'save your paradise' as oil companies move in Greece told to 'save your paradise' as oil companies move in 05/08/2019
world news This is how much plastic is thrown into the Mediterranean every second "The Mediterranean is one of the emblematic places of our heritage and yet it is inexorably submerged under a torrent of plastics," said World Wide Fund for Nature. 07/06/2019
Good Morning Europe WWF: 'EU currently uses two times more than its ecosystems can renew' A new World Wildlife Fund report has a dire warning on the EU's ecological footprint: 'We're depleting natural ecosystems at a faster rate than what can be renewed.' 09/05/2019
world news World landmarks switch the lights off to mark Earth Hour WWF says 180 countries and territories took part in this year's event to raise awareness of climate change 31/03/2019
Japan Tuna sells for record €2.7 million in Japan's New Year fish market The 278-kg bluefin tuna was sold to the owner of a Japanese sushi restaurant, but experts say demand for the fish has made it an endangered species. 05/01/2019
Indonesia 115 plastic cups, 4 bottles and 4 flipflops found inside dead whale A dead sperm whale was found washed ashore in Indonesia with nearly 6kg of plastic waste in its stomach, according to park officials. 20/11/2018
world news Wildlife populations drop 60% in 40 years due to human action: report The WWF estimates that current rate of species extinction are now up to 1,000 times higher than the standard rate of extinction in Earth's history. 30/10/2018
world news World wildlife numbers 'to drop by 67% in 50 years', new report finds The world is on course for the first mass extinction of animal life since the dinosaurs, according to a new report on wildlife populations 27/10/2016
world news World wildlife population drops almost two-thirds in 40 years Global wildlife populations have fallen a staggering 58 percent between 1970 and 2012, according to a report by the WWF and the Zoological Society. 27/10/2016