World Wide Fund for Nature

Croatian environmentalists are calling for a more pro-active approach to pollution in the Adriatic resulting from thrown-away plastic items, amid growing fears about their impact on fish, wildlife and human health.

The Greek chapter of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has slammed the leftist-led government for tabling a bill which, it said, effectively "rewards illegal interventions in forests and forest areas."

In a letter sent to Greek MPs Monday, the environmental group also criticized the government for failing to put the legislation up for public consultation.

City guide Athinorama and the Greek branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), have organized the second annual Restaurant Fishweek, a campaign intended to raise awareness among consumers of the pressure put on fish stocks by irresponsible fishing and also by growing demand for a restricted range of fish and seafood, very often out of season.

Iconic landmarks across Turkey, including the ancient city of Ephesus, Selimiye Mosque in the northwestern province of Edirne and Cappadocia's famous "Fairy Chimneys," will switch off their lights for the first time to support "Earth Hour."

NOVI SAD - Marta Takac, acting director of the Vojvodinasume public enterprise, and Andreas Beckman, deputy director of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Danube-Carpathian programme, inked a memorandum of cooperation and understanding on Wednesday.

Istanbul?s symbolic landmarks were darkened for an hour on March 28 during the World Wide Fund for Nature?s (WWF) annual ?Earth Hour? event to raise awareness of environmental issues.

Bulgarians and people around the world are preparing to observe the global initiative Earth Hour by switching off their lights for one hour on Saturday.

The Earth Hour is a worldwide movement for protection of the environment and raising awareness for the dangers of climate change, organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Munich-based daily Süddeutsche Zeitung has devoted an article to the controversy surrounding the plans for the construction of a second gondola lift in the Bulgarian ski resort of Bansko.

In a publication dated February 23, 2015 by Florian Sanktjohanser, the German daily presents the positions of both proponents and opponents of the expansion of the ski facilities in Bansko.

ZAGREB - Serbia exploits the least amount of natural resources in the Western Balkans, where the biggest demand on the environment comes from Slovenia, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) says in its latest report.

Like all other EU countries, most Balkan countries are using far more than the planet can offer and exploiting its rescources to the point of no return, the World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF, warned in its latest report.

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