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27 Jun 2022
Realising the promise of the SDGs relies on nature

Nature in all Goals 2022 - delivering prosperity for all on a healthy planet relies on sustaining ...

Nature in all Goals
by WWF India
Why Environmental Risk Should Become Mainstream in Infrastructure Investment Decision Making

INTEGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS IN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS IN INDIA
07 Jun 2021
Global biodiversity goals unattainable without full inclusion of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and their lands

New collaborative analysis, informed by around 30 conservation experts, indigenous peoples and ...

he State of the Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ lands and territories calls on decision makers to ensure that IPLCs’ rights to lands, inland waters and resources are recognized and formalized, and that they receive appropriate recognition and support, including funding, for their contributions to conservation.
31 Jul 2020
Celebrating Life-Bison Rangers and Sturgeon Watchers on World Ranger Day

Every day, countless men and women put their lives at peril to protect the nature we all depend on.

Challenging and rewarding, a bison transport is a wave of emotions for our bison rangers in the Southern Carpathians of Romania.
16 Jul 2020
European Commission’s European Natura 2000 Citizens’ Award: 3 WWF-CEE Project Finalists

The Natura 2000 network helps nature to help us. Vote for your favourite WWF-CEE Project.

This pan-European Award recognises excellence in the management of Natura 2000 sites and conservation achievements, showcasing the added value of the network for local economies, and increasing public awareness about Europe's valuable natural heritage.
08 Jul 2020
Nature In All Goals 2020

Nature underpins all the Sustainable Development Goals

Nature In All Goals 2020
23 Jun 2020
EU Water Law Will NOT be Changed, Confirms European Commission

In a landmark day for Europe’s rivers, lakes and wetlands, the European Commission has announced ...

The Water Framework Directive is one of the EU’s most ambitious and holistic pieces of environmental legislation, setting the target of having 100% of the EU's freshwater ecosystems in good health by 2027.
28 May 2020
EU Recovery Package: “Repair & Prepare” Not Yet Fully Green and Fair

A Green Recovery in Central and Eastern Europe offers immense opportunities, from river barrier ...

“The EU Member States and MEPs must now get out their toolboxes and ensure that our economic recovery is truly green and just, not just on paper. This is what millions of Europeans have been calling for.”
15 May 2020
Moment of Truth for EU as Over One Million People and 100 NGOs across Europe Call for Green, Healthy and Just Recovery

WWF-CEE calls on the governments of Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria to support the ...

All recovery plans must put people’s wellbeing at the heart of the crisis response, deliver social benefits and protect workers’ rights through a “just transition for all.”
23 Apr 2020
Time to Invest in a Healthy Future - Time for a Green Recovery

How we respond to the crisis will determine whether we succeed or fail in the fight against climate ...

We do not want a return to business as usual, to an economic model which has exacerbated social inequalities, jeopardised our health, and driven our planet’s climate and nature to the brink of collapse.

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