21 July 2016 | World Meteorological Organization News Release
Geneva, 21 July 2016 (WMO) _ Global temperatures for the first six months of this year shattered yet more records, and [Continue Reading…]
Archives for July 2016
Climate Change Degrading Coral Reefs Globally
July 20, 2016 posted by
20 July 2016 | Center for Biological Diversity News Release
OAKLAND, Calif.— Global degradation of coral reefs is primarily caused by climate change instead of localized impacts [Continue Reading…]
China’s Environmental Protection Team Meets in Jiangxi
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19 July 2016 | Ministry of Environmental Protection-China News Release
China, 19 July 2016 – The No.4 Central Environmental Protection Inspection Team stationed in Jiangxi Province a couple of [Continue Reading…]
Sime Darby Foundation Funds Tiger Poaching Enforcement
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19 July 2016 | Sime Darby Berhad News Release
Kuala Lumpur, 19 July 2016 – In a bid to eradicate tiger poaching activities in Taman Negara, Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) is joining [Continue Reading…]
Vietnam’s Illegal Ivory Trade Threatens Elephants
July 19, 2016 posted by
19 July 2016 | Save the Elephants News Release
East Africa, July 19, 2016 – Vietnam is now one of the world’s biggest illegal ivory markets. The number of items seen for sale [Continue Reading…]
Developing Countries Lead World in Green Financing
July 18, 2016 posted by
18 July 2016 | United Nations Environment Programme News Release
18 July 2016 – Developing countries such as Kenya, Bangladesh and Jordan are leading the world on green finance, which is [Continue Reading…]
Navy Must Protect Marine Mammals
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18 July 2016 | Natural Resources Defense Council News Release
San Francisco, California – In a unanimous rebuke, the Ninth Circuit court ruled Friday that the National Marine Fisheries Service [Continue Reading…]
Cheetah Conservation Fund Hosts Fundraising Gala
July 16, 2016 posted by
16 July 2016 | Cheetah Conservation Fund News Release
OTJIWARONGO, Namibia (16 July 2016) – For the 18th consecutive year, Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) celebrated [Continue Reading…]
Poland to Report on Management of Bialowieza Forest
July 15, 2016 posted by
15 July 2016 | International Union for Conservation of Nature News Release
The World Heritage Committee has requested Poland to submit, by February 2017, an evaluation of impacts of forest [Continue Reading…]
Sharks and Orangutans at Increasing Risk of Extinction
July 14, 2016 posted by
14 July 2016 | International Union for Conservation of Nature News Release
New IUCN Red List assessments reveal that growing human pressures on whale sharks, winghead sharks and Bornean orangutans [Continue Reading…]
New Zealand Firm Helps Save Critically Endangered Takahē
July 14, 2016 posted by
14 July 2016 | Department of Conservation-New Zealand News Release
The partnership agreement was signed today by Fulton Hogan Executive Director Bob Fulton and DOC Director-General Lou [Continue Reading…]
CITES to Help Build Law Enforcement Capacity in Africa
July 14, 2016 posted by
14 July 2016 | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora News Release
Geneva/Nairobi – CITES has signed agreements to build law enforcement [Continue Reading…]