Environmental conservation news: Canada
14 Nov 2008
Europe sits on damning bluefin tuna report
A European fisheries report demonstrating continuing widespread infringements by bluefin tuna fleets despite increased fleet surveillance in the Mediterranean has been delayed until after the conclusion of next week's key international tuna commission meeting to decide on a new management regime for the fishery.
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10 Nov 2008
Canadian territory fails to protect polar bears
Canada's youngest territory is facing an international backlash following its decision to leave unchanged the number of polar bears it allows to be killed in part of the Baffin Bay region each year.
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30 Oct 2008
Coca-Cola sets goals for cutting water use and emissions
Coca-Cola has committed itself to a 20 percent improvement in water efficiency over 2004 levels in its worldwide operations by 2012, saving about 50 billion litres of fresh water over projected use that year.
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13 Oct 2008
Spain, Japan back bluefin tuna ban
Key fishing state Spain and key tuna market Japan joined with a majority of other countries to back closing the Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna fishery until it can be brought under control and establishing protected areas in the main breeding grounds.
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26 Sep 2008
Cod takes a battering
There was a significant setback for cod recovery this week following the annual meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) in Vigo, Spain.
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15 Sep 2008
Arctic sea ice at lowest level ever
Arctic sea ice may well have reached its lowest volumes ever, as summer ice coverage of the Arctic Sea looks set to be close to last year’s record lows, with thinner ice overall.
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03 Sep 2008
Long haul to measure Arctic sea ice confirmed
WWF has welcomed the news that a pioneering expedition to deliver the most accurate measurements yet of the arctic ocean ice sheet has secured the funding it needs for the survey. » Read more
13 Aug 2008
Advertising not sustainable, authority tells Shell
A Shell suggestion in advertising that oil sands were a sustainable energy source has been ruled out of order by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority, upholding a complaint lodged by WWF-UK.
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29 Jul 2008
Scraping the bottom of the oil barrel a significant new climate risk
Exploitation of North America’s shale and tar-sand oil reserves could increase atmospheric CO2 levels by up to 15%, a new report from WWF-UK and the major UK financial group Co-Operative Financial Services (CFS) has warned.
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29 Jul 2008
Scraping the bottom of the barrel – unconventional oil could cost us the earth
With oil prices soaring, investing in unconventional fuel sources - such as oil sands or oil shale – could appear to be an attractive option, but according to a new report released today by WWF and the Co-operative Financial Services (CFS), such investments are both environmentally and economically unsustainable and can only serve to undermine international efforts to combat climate change.
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