Save The Poles

Save the Poles Expedition

This expedition will tell the story of these remote places so we can better understand how our actions affect the poles and ultimately the planet," Larsen says. "We all need to be reminded that we must act now to stop global warming."

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WWF

For more than 45 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The world´s leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. WWF's unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at every level from local to global, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature


Freshwater Science

Around the world, freshwater species and habitats are among the most endangered. Freshwater conservation planning recognizes the distinct nature of freshwater systems: the importance of dynamic hydrologic processes, of connectivity across multiple dimensions, and of threats that disproportionately affect aquatic systems.
In recognition of this urgent conservation need and special methodological considerations, WWF's Conservation Science Program is devoting increasing effort to freshwater projects at the global, continental, ecoregional and landscape scales.


At the global scale, we have completed Freshwater Ecoregions of the World, a delineation of freshwater conservation units for the entire world and synthesis of biodiversity and threat information for each unit. This joint project with The Nature Conservancy is a companion to the Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World and Marine Ecoregions of the World endeavors. Delineation of freshwater units is driven primarily by fish zoogeography, and freshwater fishes, amphibians, and reptiles are the first taxonomic groups for which we have synthesized richness and endemism data


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Climete Overwiew Act Now for Our Future

2000-2009 could be Earth's warmest decade ever

A leaked Danish document at the U.N. climate conference provoked angry criticism Tuesday from developing countries and activists who feared it would shift more of the burden to curb greenhouse gases on poorer countries.

Negotiators, meanwhile, displayed charts of data that said the current decade is on track to be the hottest on record for planet Earth...

Giant iceberg spotted south of Australia

A monster iceberg has been spotted drifting towards Australia in what scientists Wednesday called a once-in-a-century event.
Australian glaciologist Neal Young pinpointed the slab, which is some 19 kilometres (12 miles) long, about 1,700 kilometres south of the country, using satellite imagery.
He said he was not aware of such a large iceberg being found in the area since the days when 19th century clipper ships plied the trade route between Britain and Australia.
"I don't recall any mention of one for a long, long time," Young, of the Australian Antarctic Division and Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, told AFP.
"I'm guessing you would probably have to go back to the times of the clipper ships."
Young said the iceberg measured about 140 square kilometres (54 square miles).....

Gorillas: still wild at heart

A pioneering project to reintroduce traumatised gorillas to their natural habitat is bringing extraordinary success. Chris Green reports on how British conservationists are achieving what few thought was possible...