Amur-Heilong River Basin
It is strange that the Amur-Heilong River is still unknown to the modern world, being one of the 10 largestrivers on Earth. Even its name conveys mystique and legend from historic times. European world maps use thename Amur, whereas China uses the name Heilongjiang, or “Black Dragon River”, for the same river.
WWF Report: Russian Companies in the 21st Century – Towards Competitive Corporate Citizenship
Compiled by Nina Poussenkova & Elena Solntseva of WWF-Russia, this is the fifth in a series of reports by WWF's Trade and Investment Programme (TIP) aimed at examining the potential which exists for emerging economies to become key investors in and exporters of sustainable goods and services.
Feeding the algae with tax money: EUTRO-farming and EU-trophication
The Baltic Sea is the largest brackishwater sea in the world. It is also the youngest sea on the planet which makes it one of the world’s most unique ecosystems. Over the past 100 years however the Baltic Sea has changed from a clear-water ecosystem to a eutrophic – nutrient rich – marine environment.
EU-trophication: Linking tax money to eutrophication of the Baltic Sea
Over the last century humans have transformed the Baltic Sea – a unique and highly vulnerable place – from a clear-water ecosystem into a eutrophic (nutrient rich) marine environment. Today, it is heavily contaminated by nutrients that cause eutrophication, algal blooms and a range of serious problems for the ecosystem and for the people living around, and earning a living from, the Baltic Sea.
Russia: energy policies and carbon markets
Russia: risks, responsibilities and opportunities in future carbon and energy markets
100 Endangered Gray Whales
WWF placed a full page advertisement in the Financial Times, following Shell's decision to install the platform base before concluding discussions over acceptable noise levels with whale experts.
